M’sia cannot host para event anymore

A file picture of the Paralympic Games symbol in Paris, France. – Reuters

LONDON: The International Para­lym­pic Committee (IPC) has stripped Malaysia of the right to host the 2019 World Para Swimming Cham­pionships after the country banned Israeli athletes from participating.

The championships, a qualifier for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, had been scheduled to be held in Kuching, Sarawak, between July 29 and Aug 4.