03/07/2026
To the Sports Community
This is a video message in British Sign Language (BSL) -
https://youtu.be/mClfxUSSEoI?si=YHDXm-7sM4iTVZce
DSPY2026 Poster -
https://dspy.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/A4-Poster-2026-FINAL.pdf
Our 9th Biennial DSPY Awards will take place on Saturday 28 November 2026 at Millennium Point, Birmingham - only eight months to go!
Tickets and nominations are now open to the public: www.dspy.co.uk
Reduced ticket prices are available for the DeaflympicsGB team. Anyone who will be Shortlisted nominees and Sports Hall of Fame inductees will receive free admission.
This is your chance to nominate someone for their achievements and contributions in sport during 2025/26.
Nomination deadlines:-
Category awards: Friday 18 September 2026
Lifetime Achievement Award: Wednesday 28 July 2026
Submit nominations here:
https://dspy.co.uk/award-categories/nomination/
Categories/Nomination:-
Option 1: Online nomination form
Option 2: BSL video submission
DeaflympicsGB Celebration Event (Free Public Entry) 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm.
This daytime event will celebrate Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, featuring athlete stories, a chat-show session with Rolf Choutan and Damaris Cooke and highlights from the Games. Registration is required and places are first come, first served.
DSPY Awards Evening
6:00 pm – 1:00 am
Hot fork buffet, awards ceremony and celebration.
Tickets available at:
https://dspy.co.uk/buy-tickets/
The sponsorship package will be sent out next month. If you have any interest, please email [email protected]
We hope you will join us and support the DSPY Awards 2026 - it promises to be a fantastic celebration of Deaf sport.
Richard Weinbaum & Jackie Harrison
Founders & Coordinators
