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07/08/2014
National Summer Games 2017 Announced For Sheffield
The National Summer Games for athletes with learning disabilities is to be held in Sheffield in 2017.
Sheffield City Council have said that the games' venues will include the Ponds Forge Centre, Sheffield Hallam University athletics stadium and the English Institute of Sport.
Some 2,000 competitors are expected to participate in the Games, which will be from 07 to 11 August 2017.
The National Summer Games event is held every four years, with the 2013 event having been staged in Bath.
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Sheffield City Council have said that the games' venues will include the Ponds Forge Centre, Sheffield Hallam University athletics stadium and the English Institute of Sport.
Some 2,000 competitors are expected to participate in the Games, which will be from 07 to 11 August 2017.
The National Summer Games event is held every four years, with the 2013 event having been staged in Bath.
(MH/JP)
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