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SPORT Barriers for mental health sufferers


Not feeling ‘gym body ready’ is serving as a significant barrier to taking part in sport for people with mental heal th problems , according to a report. Research released


on 13 July by mental health charity Mind shows that 80 per cent of people with mental health problems who do not take part in sport are put off par- ticipating because they feel self-conscious about their bodies. Tis is despite the fact that 72 per cent of the 660 mental health sufferers surveyed say they enjoy taking part in sport, or exercising. Furthermore, 55 per cent of people told


55 per cent of people told Mind they are embarrassed about their body


the charity they don’t feel ‘gym body ready’, saying they are not members of sports clubs, gyms or leisure centres, because they are embarrassed about their body shape or size. Aside from body confidence issues –


a subject that has been in the spotlight recently following the controversy around


Protein World’s ‘beach body ready’ advertis- ing campaign – concern over ability is also proving a significant barrier to participation for people with mental health problems. Around 80 per cent of those with mental


health problems surveyed said they don’t feel confident in their sporting ability, while 70 per cent of people told Mind that they feel their mental health makes taking part in sporting activity too difficult. Details: http://lei.sr?a=u3G4T_O


Could cricket feature at 2024 Olympics?


Cricket could be added to the Olympic programme in 2024 after the England and Wales Cricket Board dropped its opposition to the move, according to the MCC’s World Cricket Committee. ECB president Giles


Clarke’s opposition to the T20 version of the sport being added to the Olympic schedule had previously been seen as a roadblock to the sport’s potential inclu- sion at the 2024 Olympic Games. Following a recent meeting of an influential MCC thinktank including former players such as Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly however, the new ECB committee is more open to the possibility. Clarke was replaced recently as ECB chair


Cricket could yet be a discipline at the 2024 Olympic Games


from Graves. “Tis would need to be done in the next 12 months for cricket to have a chance of being included in the 2024 Olympics. “[Te committee believes] effort should be


by Colin Graves, with the latter expressing his openness to the idea of Olympic cricket. “We urge ICC to reconsider its position and


take a decision that it believes is in the best interests of the global game,” said a statement


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made to make cricket an Olympic sport and urges all governing bodies around the world to get behind such a bid”. While the ICC had been opposed to the idea, its chief executive, Dave Richardson, sits on the MCC committee. Details: http://lei.sr?a=N4m3Q_O


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