TIL Desk Sports/ The off-field issues with the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has led to loss of opportunities for Indian para-athletes to gain slots for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, feels PCI president Deepa Malik.
The 2016 Paralympics silver medallist, who was elected as president of the committee in early February, said that the while global crisis of coronavirus is a concern, the problems for Indian para-athletes started with the Sports Ministry de-recognising the PCI and the subsequent case in the Delhi High Court.
“Coronavirus has happened now but the de-recognition happened five months back. If that had not happened and administrative operations were going on smoothly, no disruptions would have been caused for the athletes because of the court case and internal fighting between those who are not athletes,” Malik told on the sidelines of an event at the Shriram Millenium school in Gurugram.
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