The Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

at the

Paralympic Games The Paralympic Games or Paralympics, also known as the ''Games of the Paralympiad'', is a periodic series of international multisport events involving athletes with a range of physical disabilities, including impaired muscle power and impaire ...

and other international athletic meets and for managing the Indian teams at the events. The organisation was founded in 1992 as the ''Physically Handicapped Sports Federation of India''.

History

In 1992, M. Mahadeva along with others started an organization at national level for the promotion and development of sports for the physically challenged and deifferently-abled people, Physically Handicapped Sports Federation of India. It was registered in 1994 with the registrar of co-operative societies, Bangalore, Karnataka. Its first President was Rathan Singh. The objectives of this organization were to promote sports for the disabled in India. Its aims included: identifying disabled athletes throughout India, imparting necessary training to them and preparing them to take part in State, National and International Sports meets. The organization affiliated itself to the

International Paralympic Committee The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; german: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The IPC organizes the Paralympic Games and fun ...

, as well as the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation; the FESPIC Federation, covering countries in the Far East and South Pacific regions; and the Asian Paralympic Committee. The Paralympic Committee of India was given public authority status by the ''RTI Act'' of 2005.

Aims and objectives

* To promote and contribute to the development of sport opportunities and competitions, from the start to elite level. * To develop opportunities for athletes with a severe disability in sport at all levels and in all structures. * To promote the self-governance of each Paralympic sport federation as an integral part of the national sport movement, whilst at all times safeguarding and preserving its own identity. * To ensure the spirit of fair play prevails, the health risk of the athletes is managed and fundamental ethical principles are upheld.

Events

87 Indian Para Athletes participate at the India at the 2014 Asian Para Games in 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 Official Album. India at the 2014 Asian Para Games 101 Indian athletes participated at the

2010 Asian Para Games The 2010 Asian Para Games (), also known as the First Asian Para Games, was a parallel sport event for Asian athletes with a disability held in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China, China. Two weeks after the conclusion of the 2010 Asian Games, 1 ...

Guangzhou, China Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kong ...

References

External links

Official websiteParalympic athlete is left stranded at Delhi airport

Daily News and Analysis Publications established in 2005 Newspapers published in Mumbai English-language newspapers published in India Daily newspapers published in India Essel Group 2005 establishments in Maharashtra ...

, 24 December 2010
Athletes handicapped by red-tapism

MiD DAY ''Mid-Day'' (stylised as mid-day) is a morning daily Indian compact newspaper owned by Jagran Prakashan Limited. Editions in various languages were published in Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore and Pune. In 2011, the Delhi and Bangalore editions were ...

, 11 June 2010 {{Sports governing bodies in India Parasports organizations India Paralympic committee Sports governing bodies in India Disability organisations based in India 1992 establishments in Karnataka Sports organizations established in 1992 Organisations based in Bangalore

History

Aims and objectives

Events

See also

References

External links