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Sector leader

Simon Hayes

Chief Executive of Sport England

Press citations

1

Topic

1

Children's health

Last quoted

Sept 2026

Simon Hayes: key facts

Kind of voice
Sector leader
Role
Chief Executive of Sport England
Quoted on
Children's health
Tracked press citations
1
Most recently quoted
10 Sept 2026

“More than half a million additional children are now meeting the chief medical officers' guidelines. That is real progress and something the sport and physical activity sector can be proud of, especially after the huge disruption of the pandemic.”

Where Simon Hayes has been quoted

  1. Children in England most active since 2017 – but majority still fall short of targetstheguardian.com · 10 Sept 2026

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