Firstly, it is worth mentioning that the
Dwarf Athletic Association of America (DAAA) was created prior to the DSA UK, in 1985. This is because in 1993, Arthur Dean and his daughter travelled to Chicago to take part in the first ever World Dwarf Games, hosted by the DAAA. This experience was so inspiring that they immediately discussed the possibility of setting up a similar athletic organisation for dwarfs in the UK, and by October that year the DSA UK was formed, albeit originally under the name Dwarf Athletics Association UK.
The mission statement for the Dwarf Sports Association UK reads:
To make regular sporting opportunity accessible and enjoyable to anyone and everyone with dwarfism in the United Kingdom, regardless of their race, colour, ethnic origin, gender, location, sporting ability or financial support.
They accomplish this by promoting and developing both recreational and competitive sport for persons living with dwarfism, as well as providing opportunities for dwarf athletes to train for and compete in the World Dwarf Games, and the Paralympic and Olympic games.
