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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Suzanne Wrack

Government pledges equal access to school PE sports for boys and girls

England's Chloe Kelly (right) celebrates scoring her side's second goal during the Women's Euro 2022 final against Germany
England's Chloe Kelly (right) celebrates scoring her side's second goal during the Women's Euro 2022 final against Germany. Photograph: Alessandra Tarantino/AP

The government has heeded the calls of the Lionesses after their historic Euro 2022 win and committed to providing equal access to all sports in PE for boys and girls, a minimum of two hours of PE a week and a multimillion‑pound investment in school sports and after‑school activities.

The day after the Wembley final, the Lionesses wrote an open letter to the Tory leadership candidates Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss laying out demands which are now being met.

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