From Sport England www.sportengland.org
"British Darts Organisation gains sports recognition for darts
06 June 2005
Darts has today been unanimously recognised by all the sports councils in the UK as a bona-fide sport, following years of lobbying and a comprehensive application by the governing body for darts, the British Darts Organisation
Announcing the historic news, Olly Croft, OBE, managing Director of BDO Enterprises said:
“This is one of the greatest days in the history of darts, and is just reward for the players, officials and supporters who can at long last call darts an official sport.
“I am proud to have led the BDO’s campaign for recognition over the last ten years, and delighted that darts has at last gained rightful and official recognition from every sports council in the UK”.
Initially recognised by Sport England, Sport Wales, Sport Northern Ireland and Sport Scotland have now added their unanimous agreement that darts is to be recognised as a sport."
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