Paralympic Committee of India

Paralympic Committee of India
Paralympic Committee of India logo
National Paralympic Committee
Country India
CodeIND
Created1992
Recognized1992
Continental
association
APC
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India
PresidentDevendra Jhajharia[1]
Secretary GeneralJayawant Gundu Hamanawar
Websiteparalympicindia.org.in

The Paralympic Committee of India is the body responsible for selecting athletes to represent India at the Paralympic Games 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 but was renamed to be inclusive.[2]

  1. ^ "Devendra Jhajharia Becomes New President of Paralympic Committee of India". 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
  2. ^ Sports Archived 2010-10-06 at the Wayback Machine, disabilityindia.org