Race for funds ahead of Deaf Olympics  Beth Lishman and Colette
Doran are both at the top of their sport. Beth is the best deaf
female hammer thrower in the country, while Colette is the
leading javelin thrower.  Deaf athletes compete in the Olympics,
but often face communication problems with event officials.  The
main event in their sporting calendar is the Deaflympics, which
has been part of the Olympic movement since 1924.  Beth and
Colette put in hours of training every week, and are gold medal
contenders for next year's Deaflympics in Bulgaria.  However,
funding for deaf athletes has been cut, because money has been
diverted to Paralympians.  The Cumbrian pair must now raise
almost three and a half thousand pounds each if they want to
compete in Sofia in 2013.  To keep up their training schedules
and pay for travel, they now have to raise the money by next
Spring, or miss out on their Olympic dream.