About 2% of the population have a learning disability and the games' chief executive officer, Karen Wallin, said there were not enough sporting opportunities for them.

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"It's a disgrace that someone can go into a hospital, a place where they should be looked after, and see their chances of survival reduced because they have a learning disability, " he said.

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