NEW DELHI: An 84-member Indian contingent that can take part within the Paris Paralympics beginning on August 28 and can be accompanied by 95 officers together with crew officers, medical workers, and different help workers to deal with the athletes’ particular wants.
India is sending its largest-ever Paralympics crew to this 12 months’s video games. The whole energy of the Indian contingent will thus have 179 members.
The crew will see 84 athletes competing in 12 sports activities.Compared, India had despatched 54 individuals in 9 sports activities to the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.
Out of the 95, as many as 77 are crew officers, 9 are contingent medical officers and one other 9 contingent officers.
“Contemplating the particular wants of some para athletes, private coaches have been included within the contingent. Nonetheless, they are going to present vital companies to different gamers as per the instructions of the Chef de Mission/crew head coach,” the ministry mentioned whereas clearing the contingent.
“The participation of all the contingent (together with sportspersons, contingent officers, coaches) besides that of Chef de Mission and one crew supervisor for para badminton can be at price to authorities.”
Excessive-profile athletes like javelin thrower Sumit Antil and shooter Avani Lekhara, who goal to defend their Tokyo Paralympics gold medals, will profit from having their private coaches with them.
“In any para sports activities occasion, the individuals want extra help workers like private coaches and escorts than able-bodied rivals. So, it’s nothing new to have extra help workers in para sports activities,” a crew official mentioned.
The para-athletics crew includes 38 rivals and has the most important variety of private coaches and escorts amongst all groups. Every member of the contingent, aside from the Chef de Mission and the crew supervisor for the para-badminton crew, will obtain a each day allowance of USD 50. This allowance covers the precise interval of keep, together with acclimatization, coaching, and journey days.
Some officers can be staying exterior the Video games Village. Devendra Jhajharia, the president of the Paralympic Committee of India, departed for Paris on Sunday together with a big contingent, together with Chef de Mission Satya Prakash Sangwan.
Paralympic Committee of India president Devendra Jhajharia, who left for Paris on Sunday with a big contingent, together with CDM Satya Prakash Sangwan, instructed PTI on Saturday that he can be staying exterior the Video games Village “to take care of all of the athletes” as some can be competing exterior Paris.
Jhajharia had mentioned that India could be seeking to win greater than 25 medals, together with double-digit gold, on the Paris Paralympics.
India had gained 19 medals (5 gold, eight silver, 6 bronze) on the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, which is the best ever until now.
India is sending its largest-ever Paralympics crew to this 12 months’s video games. The whole energy of the Indian contingent will thus have 179 members.
The crew will see 84 athletes competing in 12 sports activities.Compared, India had despatched 54 individuals in 9 sports activities to the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021.
Out of the 95, as many as 77 are crew officers, 9 are contingent medical officers and one other 9 contingent officers.
“Contemplating the particular wants of some para athletes, private coaches have been included within the contingent. Nonetheless, they are going to present vital companies to different gamers as per the instructions of the Chef de Mission/crew head coach,” the ministry mentioned whereas clearing the contingent.
“The participation of all the contingent (together with sportspersons, contingent officers, coaches) besides that of Chef de Mission and one crew supervisor for para badminton can be at price to authorities.”
Excessive-profile athletes like javelin thrower Sumit Antil and shooter Avani Lekhara, who goal to defend their Tokyo Paralympics gold medals, will profit from having their private coaches with them.
“In any para sports activities occasion, the individuals want extra help workers like private coaches and escorts than able-bodied rivals. So, it’s nothing new to have extra help workers in para sports activities,” a crew official mentioned.
The para-athletics crew includes 38 rivals and has the most important variety of private coaches and escorts amongst all groups. Every member of the contingent, aside from the Chef de Mission and the crew supervisor for the para-badminton crew, will obtain a each day allowance of USD 50. This allowance covers the precise interval of keep, together with acclimatization, coaching, and journey days.
Some officers can be staying exterior the Video games Village. Devendra Jhajharia, the president of the Paralympic Committee of India, departed for Paris on Sunday together with a big contingent, together with Chef de Mission Satya Prakash Sangwan.
Paralympic Committee of India president Devendra Jhajharia, who left for Paris on Sunday with a big contingent, together with CDM Satya Prakash Sangwan, instructed PTI on Saturday that he can be staying exterior the Video games Village “to take care of all of the athletes” as some can be competing exterior Paris.
Jhajharia had mentioned that India could be seeking to win greater than 25 medals, together with double-digit gold, on the Paris Paralympics.
India had gained 19 medals (5 gold, eight silver, 6 bronze) on the Tokyo Paralympics in 2021, which is the best ever until now.
