International Paralympic Committee derecognises Paralympic Committee of India

 

The International Paralympic Committee have derecognised the Paralympic Committee of India(PCI) for infighting. In a letter written by the World Body and sent via mail to the PCI, the suspension is for an indefinite period of time.

The Chief-Executive Officer(CEO) of the International Paralympic Committee Xavier Gonzalez wrote in his letter that the condition in  India has been disorganised for a considerable amount of time now and such a situation doesn't bring any positive results for the country. This is the third time that the association has been derecognised.  "The situation in PCI has been chaotic for several years now, which is mostly due to individual conflicts at the national level between different groups and persons … and the situation does not bring any positive outcome for the athletes,”

This now means that until the ban is lifted, Indian athletes won't be able to participate in any international events

Note

The President of the PCI, Rajesh Tomar was suspended, last week by the organisation after the nationals, held in Ghaziabad were completely mismanaged.