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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz

'I'm a football coach with a disability – others in the community aren't as lucky'

The benefits of sport and physical exercise are too many to mention – from reducing the risk of depression and anxiety to lowering the risk of many long-term conditions such as heart disease and stroke.

But for people with a disability, sport isn't always accessible, as statistics show that people who are disabled or born with a long-term health condition are twice as likely to be physically inactive compared to those without.

Debut sports comedy film Champions, starring Woody Harrelson, is shining a light on this disparity. People with a disability are underrepresented in sport, and some of the problematic stereotypes around them are simply not true.

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