Get Ready for Tokyo 2025!
The Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics will take place in Tokyo, Japan from 15th-26th November 2025. This exciting event is extra special as it’s the 100th celebration Summer Deaflympics.
Team DeaflympicsGB will be representing Great Britain in the Tokyo and and deaf athletes across the country are training hard to be ready to compete at the highest levels in their sport. The DeaflympicsGB athletes will be competing in 5 sports; athletics, football, golf, swimming and tennis.
We need your help to get our athletes to Tokyo
It costs £500,000 to get the DeaflympicsGB Team to the Deaflympics and they receive no funding from the UK Government.
Athletes and teams need to pay for training, support teams, accommodation, kit, flights, insurance, pre-event camps and competitions and support teams such as physios and team Dr’s.
We need your help to get the DeaflympicsGB Team to the games and give these elite athletes their best possible chance of winning medals for our country.
You can help by donating directly, fundraising or sponsoring part of the team costs.
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The Deaflympics Team
Chris Beech
Chef de Mission
Chris is a former Deaflympian from 2005 in Melbourne and 2009 in Taiwan. He has also been the captain and vice-captain of Great Britain Deaf Football Teams from 2001 and 2007 where GB won the gold medal at the 2005 Deaflympics and a silver medal at the 2007 Europeans and has been the Chair of Great Britain Deaf Football (GBDF) Chair for the past 8 years. Chris is working with the Deaflympics Organising Committee and UK Deaf Sport Board to ensure that GB send a successful, well prepared GB Team to Tokyo in 2025.
Stuart Harrison
GB Deaf Golf
Sophie Hall
LTA Deaf Tennis
Martin Lee
GB Deaf Swimming Club
I got involved with Deaf Swimming in 1984. The following year I was selected for my first Deaflympics in USA (LA) and managed to win 2 silvers and a bronze medal. This was the start of my International swimming career. The next Deaflympics in New Zealand (Christchurch) saw me bring home 5 Golds and a bronze medal along with 2 Deaflympic and World records. My third Deaflympics was in Bulgaria (Sofia) where I brought home a Gold, Silver and Bronze medal as well as a Deaflympic and World record. From my Deaflympic career, I brought home 12 Medals and many different positions in the Finals. I also competed at multiple friendlies and European Championships over the years.
After retiring from swimming, I took up Teaching and coaching of swimming and obtained my Teacher and Coaching qualifications. I am now Head Coach for GB Deaf Swimming Club hoping to inspire many young swimmers to follow in my footsteps to a successful swimming and coaching career.
Mark Hester
UK Deaf Athletics
Martin Willis
Chair DB Deaf Football
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