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Paralympic Committee of India Derecognised
September 12 , 2019
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- Union Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports derecognised the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) for violating National Sports Development Code of India, 2011.
- The issue pertains to malpractices in election of PCI President.
About
- PCI was founded in 1992.
- It was then earlier named as ‘Physically Handicapped Sports Federation of India’.
- It is the national body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at Paralympic Games (or Paralympics) as well as other international athletic meets.
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