United Kingdom · Motion · Early Day Motion
EDM 621
BRITISH VETERANS' ATHLETICS FEDERATION
Introduced
7 April 2000
Last action
7 April 2000 · Early Day Motion
Status
1
Sponsors
Derek Wyatt
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Source updated
7 April 2000
Summary
That this House congratulates the British Veterans' Athletics Federation on gaining 114 gold medals at the 13th World Veterans' Track and Field Championships held at Gateshead between 29th July and 8th August 1999, in particular the four world records set by Stephen Peters, Men's Over 45 200m, Rosemary Chimes, Women's Over 65 Discus, Jenny Brown, Women's Over 40 Heptathlon and the Women's Over 60 4 by 400m relay team; commends the Federation for having the foresight and ability, together with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, in successfully bidding to bring these championships to Great Britain and providing such a memorable and well-organised athletics event for the 78 participating countries; and urges the Minister for Sport to support more plans to encourage more people of older age groups to participate in active sports as part of a healthy lifestyle.
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7 April 2000
Early Day Motion
That this House congratulates the British Veterans' Athletics Federation on gaining 114 gold medals at the 13th World Veterans' Track and Field Championships held at Gateshead between 29th July and 8th August 1999, in particular the four world records set by Stephen Peters, Men's Over 45 200m, Rosemary Chimes, Women's Over 65 Discus, Jenny Brown, Women's Over 40 Heptathlon and the Women's Over 60 4 by 400m relay team; commends the Federation for having the foresight and ability, together with Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council, in successfully bidding to bring these championships to Great Britain and providing such a memorable and well-organised athletics event for the 78 participating countries; and urges the Minister for Sport to support more plans to encourage more people of older age groups to participate in active sports as part of a healthy lifestyle.
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- Official source: https://edm.parliament.uk/early-day-motions/18544
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- uk · edm-18544 · source updated 7 April 2000