The Paralympic Committee of India vice president Satya Prakash Sangwan will lead India's 84-member contingent at the Paris Paralympics 2024 and revealed India's preparations in an exclusive interview with India TV.
The vice-president of the Paralympics Committee of India (PCI) Satya Prakash Sangwan has been appointed as the Chef de Mission of the Indian contingent for the Paralympics 2024. He will lead India's largest contingent of 84 athletes in the Paralympics.
The Paralympic Committee of India organised "The Paralympic Story 7" on Thursday in Delhi. The PCI president Devendra Jhajharia also attended the event, which also saw some brave-hearted Indian para-athletes. The athletes shared their journey of valour and passion.
Devendra Jhajharia won two gold medals for India at the Paralympics during his playing career. He bagged his first Paralympics gold in Athens in 2004 and the second on in Rio in 2016. He also claimed a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympics.
Despite the end of the four-year term of the Executive Committee in 2020, the National Sports Federation for Para-sports in the Country (PCI) hasn't held any elections to form a new committee violating the Sport Code addressed by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports.
PCI secretary Gursharan Singh said the deadline to send the final entries to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is August 1.
Deepa Malik has retired from active sports, a decision she took before becoming the Paralympic Committee of India President earlier this year but revealed only on Monday.
The PCI was on their way back to regaining recognition from the sports ministry and thus kickstart India's final preparations for the Tokyo Paralympics
The 49-year-old Deepa, who won a silver in shot put F-53 event in the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games, was elected unopposed as president in the PCI polls held in Bengaluru on Friday.
A top official of the Paralympic Committee of India said that the para-athletes were initially denied entry when they arrived as the Sports Ministry had not till then cleared funds.
The Arjuna Awardee has been suspended by the Paralympic Committee of India for three years after the swimmer was found recording a video of female swimmers.
New Delhi: The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has been suspended with immediate effect for an unlimited period of time following poor management in the conduct of 15th National Para Athletics Championship 2015.Sports Minister Sarbananda
New Delhi: The Paralympic committee of India has been suspended by world governing body over infighting within the body and shoddy treatment to athletes in Ghaziabad last month.According to a letter written by the International
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