NEWS:: 06.10.08 Superb 3 bronze medals and several PBs for GB Team at the 1st Deaf World Championships – Izmir, Turkey
DUKA would like to congratulate Glasgow on being awarded the 2014 Commonwealth Games
Deaf UK Athletics (DUKA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing training, competitions and information relating to track and field, cross country, walking and road running athletics for those deaf people interested in this exciting sport in the UK.
We are all volunteers and are keen to make positive contributions to the world of athletics to the Deaf community in the United Kingdom.
:: Superb 3 bronze medals and several PBs for GB Team at the 1st Deaf World Championships – Izmir, Turkey
06.10.08
-06 October 2008
It was an exciting time for the British team at the 1st World Deaf Championship. The competition level was high, 32 countries were set to compete in the event with a total 318 athletes. With 13 British Athletes striving for a gold medal the competition was going to be fantastic to watch. To read the full article click here
:: Latest News from World Championships
29.08.08
-29 August 2008
DUKA has received the latest World Deaf Athletics Championships news. For more information click here
:: High Calibre Coach and Physio to be part of DUKA Team for Turkey
24.08.08
-24 August 2008
Deaf UK Athletics wishes to say Thank you so much to Britsh Deaf Sport - BDS (formerly British Deaf Sport Council - BDSC) and Norwich Union for making it possible for Deaf UK Athletics to include a high calibre coach and physiotherapist as part of the team going to the 1st World Deaf Athletics Championships in Izmir, Turkey.
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:: New Audiogram Form
05.08.08
-05 August 2008
UK Deaf Sport has been informed by the ICSD that ALL Deaf Sport directors should with immediate effect use the latest updated Audiogram Form. If you have not already done your test in the last few days, please disregard the old one and use the latest one. Click here to read more
:: Blackwell wins British Unequipped Bench Press Championships 2008
05.08.08
-05 August 2008
Deaf UK Athletics’ newest athlete David Blackwell won the British Unequipped Bench Press Championships 2008 with a magnificent lift of 145kg at a body weight of only 81.2kg! Click here to read more
:: Latest Deaflympics Info
09.07.08
-09 July 2008
The latest GBDOC meeting was held in London on Saturday 5th July. DUKA was represented by Brian Kokoruwe. Click here for the notes from the meeting
:: World Championships Provisional Timetable
20.06.08
-20 June 2008
Deaflympics in association with Turkey WC Organising Team Announces WC Provisional Timetable
Deaflympics in association with Turkey WC Organising Team has announced the World Championships Provisional Timetable. The event which will be held in Izmir Turkey is the 1st World Deaf Athletics Championships.
For more information click here:: DUKA Ranking List
11.06.08
-11 June 2008
The idea for the DUKA Ranking List is to identify the most talented and top ranked deaf athletes in the UK. The reward for ranking top could be a place in the GB team for the Deaflympics.
Not sure , in exceptional cases, top ranked athletes could be placed high enough to represent GB in the Olympics! Yes, Olympics! For more information click here
:: New Audiogram Regulations for Deaf Athletes
11.06.08
-11 June 2008
Deaf UK Athletics has been informed by the Deaflympics Athletics Director of the new regulations. With immediate effect, all NEW deaf athletes MUST complete their hearing test using the latest Deaflympics Audiogram form.
Deaf athletes who have previously represented GB in Championship events such as the Deaflympics (formerly World Game of the Deaf) and European Championships do NOT need to complete the audiogram again. For more information click here
:: DUKA Training Weekend 25-27 July Rescheduled
31.05.08
-31 May 2008
As a result of many requests, DUKA has to announce that the Training Session planned for 25th to 27th July 2008 has been rescheduled to 19th-20th July 2008. Many athletes, their families, friends and coaches are keen to attend the UK Athletics Crystal Palace Grand Prix Athletics competition in London that same weekend. For more information click here
:: Are You The Athlete We Are Looking For
31.05.08
-31 May 2008
On the 26th June Deaf UK Athletics will be selecting athletes to attend an invitational event at the England Institute of Sport in Sheffield. The event will take place on 19th July 2008. For more information click here
:: DUKA Announces Training Weekends
27.05.08
-27 May 2008
Deaf UK Athletics is pleased to announced that we have agreed with Northwood Stadium, Hanley, Staffordshire to host two training weekends in Stoke On Trent’s World Class Athletics stadium in preparation for the forthcoming World Athletics Championships of the Deaf in Turkey, September 2008. For more information click here
:: DUKA Launches UK Deaf Athletics List
15.05.08
-15 May 2008
Deaf UK Athletics has set up a new Ranking List for Men and Women of all ages. The ranking list will display the top 5 deaf UK athletes.
To get in the ranking list, athletes MUST provide OFFICIAL details of their competitions. If you do not have an official result, we can accept published results from acceptable websites or photocopies from official magazines such as Athletics Weekly, Runners World etc. showing the results.
If the results are from magazines or newspapers, their dates MUST be visible in the scanned or photocopied article. For more information click here
:: DUKA wins Norwich Union Community Sports Fund 2007 “Join Our Team” Bronze Award
15.05.08
-15 May 2008
Deaf UK Athletics is pleased to announce that we have won the Bronze Award in the Norwich Union Join Our Team 2007 campaign.
Norwich Union said “The first Norwich Union Community Sports Fund took place in 2007, and was a huge success. In all, 176 of the 216 local sports initiatives involved secured at least £1,000 worth of funding. For more information click here
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