Protest over denying opportunity to a Paralympic champion

Disability rights activists, Para sports persons and archers from different parts of the world are expected to take part in an online protest on May 18, over a recent tiff between archery coach Kishor

Disability rights activists, Para sports persons and archers from different parts of the world are expected to take part in an online protest on May 18, over a recent tiff between archery coach Kishor A.M. and the Kerala State Archery Association. Kishor, a Paralympic archery champion, claims that he was denied the opportunity to earn a decent living by providing private archery coaching, due to unwanted interference of the Archery Association. Kishor, who has represented the state and the country in national and international archery competitions, has been holding private coaching classes across the state for some time, in his own academy as well as in private sports schools. Recently, he joined a private coaching school in Edappally, Ernakulam District and sought the support of Kerala Archery Association for the same. However, despite initial approval, the archery association filed a complaint with the District Sports Council that Kishor was not qualified for the job. The Physical Education Director was alerted and Kishor was denied the opportunity to continue with the archery camp.