Svayam Continues to Ensure Accessibility for Para-Players during Paris Paralympics 2024 with Paralympics Committee of India

Khel Today Bureau

 New Delhi: As the official accessibility partner of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), Svayam is geared to promote accessibility ahead of the Paris Paralympics 2024. With this collaboration, Svayam marks another step toward furthering the cause of accessibility and inclusivity in sports, making transportation accessible and inclusive for the entire Indian Para Contingent. 

The Paris Paralympics 2024, running from 28th August to 8th September 2024, promises to be an exciting event with over 4,000 athletes from around the globe. They will be showcasing their skills in 22 different sports, making for a diverse and thrilling competition. Svayam, a not-for-profit initiative of the Sminu Jindal Charitable Trust in its ongoing collaboration for the last 4-5 years with PCI will continue to promote accessibility by providing accessible transportation and conducting comprehensive access audits of pre-identified hotels and buildings where the para-players will be staying in New Delhi. Donating a fully modified accessible vehicle to the PCI was Svayam’s way to enhance mobility and support para-players.

Expressing her elation at the association, Ms. Sminu Jindal, Founder-Chairperson, Svayam said, “Being the Accessibility Partner is both an honor and a responsibility. Our partnership continues to break down barriers and promote dignity and independence for people with reduced mobility. This year too Svayam will ensure that the dignity of para-players hailing from across the country is not compromised. We are dedicated to creating an equitable environment where every player can focus on their performance without worrying about accessibility. We look forward to more such opportunities in the future.”

Svayam has a proven track record of promoting accessibility in sports and supporting PCI in various events, including their involvement during the Tokyo Paralympics 2021 and in the 5th Indian Open Para-Athletic International Championship & Regional Sports Training held at Bangalore in 2023. Svayam was also associated with the first Khelo India Para Games 2023 under the Sports Authority of India (SAI), and the Disability Cricket Council of India (DCCI) since the year 2020. 

About Svayam: 

Svayam is a leading accessibility organization that aims to reform infrastructure and transportation to make it accessible for people with reduced mobility. Accessibility aids individuals and gives them the freedom to independently explore the built environment around them, irrespective of their physical capabilities. This was on philanthropist-business visionary Sminu Jindal’s mind when she founded Svayam in October 2000. An initiative of the Sminu Jindal Charitable Trust, Svayam is a not-for-profit accessibility pioneer that focuses on creating a barrier-free world for all.