New Delhi, July 12 -- In a historic move to strengthen and unify the para sports movement across South Asia, the South Asian Para Sports Federation (SAPSF) was officially formed on Saturday, as per the press release from PCI.

The Federation will be led by Satya Babu of India, Director of the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI), who has been elected as President, while Ahmed Mohamed of Maldives, Secretary General of NPC Maldives, will serve as Secretary General.

Jaywant Gundu Hammannavar, Secretary General of PCI, has been appointed as Treasurer. Vice Presidents include Thushan Deepal Hearth Lekam Ralalage of Sri Lanka, President of the Sri Lanka Paralympic Committee, and Om Nath Shiwakoti of Nepal, Treasurer of NPC Nepal. Representing t...