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Jeremy Bates

Mixed Doubles Champion - Wimbledon 1987, Australian Open 1991

Australian Open Doubles Finalist 1988 
British National Champion 1985-1994
Great Britain Davis Cup Team 1984 - 94

"It gives me great pleasure to be a Patron of CRY.  Cardiomyopathy is a genuine risk to sportsmen and women worldwide and it is essential to create awareness of its silent existence. With my involvement with tennis in the UK I will endeavour to continue the screening of our national players and provide information to prevent future tragedy."

New labs 'promise' answers for hundreds of bereaved families

The agonising wait endured by many families following the sudden – and tragic – death of a child or partner could soon be over as London opens the UK’s first ever ‘fast-track’ pathology laboratories to help analyse the causes of unexpected cardiac death in ‘apparently’ fit and healthy young people.

New Secretary of State "kicks off" CRY initiative to help young footballers

The Secretary of State for Media, Culture and Sport - Andy Burnham MP - joins families whose children or partners died suddenly whilst playing football, to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young at a launch at 11 Downing Street.

CRY Parliamentary Reception, July 2007

On Wednesday July 11^th CRY hosted its annual Parliamentary Reception at Westminster as part of its Raising Awareness Week.  We were delighted to have CRY Patrons David Walliams and Kathryn Harries as guests of honour. The event was attended by around 30 MPs who came to show their support for CRY’s campaigning. 

Press Release: One year after the publication of the new NSF Chapter 8 - March 2006

Today, Cardiac Risk in the Young (CRY) publishes the results of a new survey which indicates that one year on since the introduction of Chapter 8: Arrhythmias and Sudden Cardiac Death of the National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease, a staggering 97% of all Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) interviewed said they had failed to develop a strategy for implementing any of the new Chapter’s specific guidelines for children and young people.

Launch of CRY Postcard Campaign - July 2004

On Thursday 15th July, MPs from all parties attended the national launch of a hard-hitting and thought-provoking new campaign to raise awareness of sudden cardiac death in the young.  Kevan Jones MP, Chair of the APPG on Cardiac Risk in the Young, spoke at the launch, which was attended by more than 20 MPs.  Also there to support the launch were CRY patrons Mark Cox and Jeremy Bates.

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