Great things will happen to Indian para sports, cricket a possibility: World para athletics head

World Para Athletics chief Paul Fitzgerald is confident the World Championships, being organised in India for the first time, will not just create an ecosystem for athletes with disabilities in the country but will also act as a major stopover for the Paralympics in three years from now.

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Fitzgerald, an American with a love for cricket as his parents are from Australia, also expressed the possibility of the sport becoming a part of the Paralympic curriculum if the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

“Over a hundred nations are coming to New Delhi (for World Para Athletics beginning September 27). It’s a massive achievement for them (athletes) to even reach a world championships, especially after the Paralympic Games taking place last year (in Paris)……what an opportunity to keep that momentum going,” said Fitzgerald during the medal-unveiling ceremony of the World Para Athletics Championships here on Thursday.