The Delhi High Court rejected a plea by five para cyclists.
\n\nThe Delhi High Court dismissed a plea by five para cyclists to compete at the Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya. The Indian contingent will have only a single rider in the discipline when the Games begin.
\n\nOn October 13, Justice Amit Mahajan ruled that the Sports Ministry had properly applied its selection benchmarks and also held that the athletes could not go even at their own expense.
\n\nThe five riders are Prashant Sudarshan Arkal, Pavan Kumar Kommoji, Sameet, Vishvaben Babubhai Vasani and Lisha Das. The selection committee selected them unanimously on July 16, and then the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) and the Cycling Federation of India (CFI) forwarded the full team, with a coach and a physiotherapist, to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports.
\n\nBut the Ministry's sanction on October 1 cleared only one para cyclist, Arshad Shaik.
\n\nAccording to the Ministry, India had four men's and three women's slots in para cycling. But with only Shaik cleared, six will go unused. No woman para cyclist will compete from India.
\n\nUnder a Ministry circular of September 24, 2025, para cycling is a "measurable" sport, so rankings don't…
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