Para-athletes Face Harrowing Time after Last-minute Change of Venue
3 years, 11 months ago

Para-athletes Face Harrowing Time after Last-minute Change of Venue

News 18  

A last-minute change of venue, from Chennai to Bangalore, for the 19th National Para Athletics Championships, forced para-athletes to undergo a harrowing time. With surge in new coronavirus cases in Tamil Nadu, the Paralympic Committee of India shifted the championships venue at the eleventh hour after the state government cancelled permission to host the four-day competition. Last week, the PCI in a statement to the respective state associations had said that the national federation regretted to inform that the Tamil Nadu government had cancelled permission to conduct the event at the last minute. “It has been brought to the notice of SAI that the facility in Bengaluru is not wheelchair-friendly and that Standard Operating Procedures for prevention of Covid-19 are not being adhered to,” SAI said in a statement on Wednesday.

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Sumit Antil and other Paris Paralympics stars set to compete at 23rd National Para Athletics Championship in Chennai
1 month ago

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Live Law  

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News 18  

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3 years, 11 months ago

National Para Athletics hits a new low, events held under mobile phone torch lights

The Hindu  

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3 years, 11 months ago

SAI asks PCI for report after COVID protocol breach at National Para Athletics

The Hindu  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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News 18  

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3 years, 11 months ago

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The Hindu  

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4 years, 4 months ago

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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The Hindu  

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Firstpost  

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Firstpost  

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5 years ago

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Firstpost  

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SAI to handle para-athletics matters for now |IndiaTV News
9 years, 9 months ago

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India TV News  

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9 years, 10 months ago

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The Quint  

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Paralympic Committee of India suspended by govt, international body | IndiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

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India TV News  

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Sports Ministry suspends Paralympic Committee of India |indiaTV News
9 years, 10 months ago

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India TV News  

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9 years, 11 months ago

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The Quint  

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IPC suspends Paralympic Committee of India, sports ministry issues notice
9 years, 11 months ago

IPC suspends Paralympic Committee of India, sports ministry issues notice

Firstpost  

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9 years, 11 months ago

Paralympic association president Rajesh Tomar suspended after Para-Athletics championship fiasco

Firstpost  

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9 years, 11 months ago

Para-Athletes Face Official Apathy, Ministry Seeks Report

The Quint  

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Para-athletes forced to stay at unfurnished and unhygienic accommodations-India TV News
9 years, 11 months ago

Para-athletes forced to stay at unfurnished and unhygienic accommodations-India TV News

India TV News  

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