(Reuters) - Deaf-blind American swimmer Becca Meyers said on Tuesday she had withdrawn from the Tokyo Paralympics after being told by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee that she could not bring a personal care assistant (PCA) to Japan.
Meyers, whose mother has served as her personal care assistant at all international meets since 2017, said the USOPC told her she did not need a PCA in Japan as there would be one available to assist her and 33 other Paralympic swimmers.
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