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By: Anna Watkins MBE

CEO - British Elite Athletes Association

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  • Elite athletes transform communities – this Labour government must invest after Paris 2024

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    These are the people you don’t recall when you become an elite athlete. But publicly funding elite athletes, including those at Paris 2024, is good for us all.

    They say it takes a village to raise an athlete, and they’re absolutely right. For every swimmer, shooter, gymnast and judoka there’s a dozen coaches, physios, technicians and relatives.

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