Double Paralympic gold medallist javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia was on Saturday elected as the President of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI). Jhajharia is India's most decorated Paralympian, having won three Paralympic medals - two gold and one silver. 

• Jhajharia announced his retirement on the day the Sports Ministry of India decided to lift the suspension of the Paralympics Committee of India.
• Notably, the ministry was forced to suspend the committee after it failed to conduct elections on time. Former Paralympian, Deepa Malik was the previous president of the committee. She had taken charge of the organisation in 2020.
• The outgoing president had expressed delight at the Sports Ministry's decision to revoke the suspension.