This month the 22nd Deaflympics will begin in Sofia, Bulgaria running from 26th July until 4th August. 

Tennis has a long tradition in the Deaflympics and in Taipei in 2009, Great Britain won a gold medal in the mixed doubles thanks to Catherine Fletcher and Anthony Sinclair.

In 2013 a team of five athletes has been selected by the Tennis Foundation to compete for GB in the tennis event, which starts on Friday 26th July.

Here you can find out more information about the event as well as deaf tennis more generally.