Rio 2016: IPC Moves To Delist Events

The International
Paralympic Committee (IPC), has announced that some track and field events expected to feature at the 2016 paralympics Games could be delisted due to insufficient athletes for the sports.
IPC, in a statement, said that 27 of the 177 scheduled events are currently not meeting the minimum eligibility criteria as of June 6, due to the population of athletes.
According to the statement,  Head of IPC Athletics, Ryan Montgomery,  urged national federations to ensure that all athletes are registered and licensed, in order to provide an accurate data for proposed events.
It added that the events would be removed and replaced, in line with the RIO 2016 Event Replacement Policy, if it failed to meet the criteria.
“When we announced the initial Rio 2016 Medal Event Programme last August, our aim was to create greater gender equality and a wider spectrum of events for all classes.
“We still believe we can achieve this alongside the work of National Paralympic Committees. Currently, some events are in jeopardy of not making the programme due to the population of athletes.
“Before we make a final decision, we want to ensure that all athletes with the potential are registered and licensed for the Rio Games.
“This step will ensure that we have the exact numbers because at the moment, we do not think this is the case,’’ the statement quoted Montgomery as saying.
The statement said that out of the 27 events currently not meeting the eligibility criteria, just six are men’s events, while 21 are from the women’s side of competition.