Urge the IPC to allow our athletes to participate in the upcoming paralympic events under the Indian flag
The International Paralympic Committee(IPC) de- recognised the Paralympic Committee of India(PCI) on April 15th 2015. Due to this suspension Indian paralympic athletes will not be able to participate in any IPC-sanctioned events including India's first Open Para games, until the ban is lifted. The athletes will not be allowed to participate in the event for no fault of theirs.we request the Sports ministry to institute a new paralympic athletes committee in the mean time and urge the International Paralympic Committee to allow our athletes to participate in the upcoming events. Time is running out as the events are scheduled for next month. Please support us by signing and taking this petition forward to the right government officials.
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