Indian Media's Coverage Gap: Paralympics Remain Underreported Despite Olympic Focus

Indian journalists who have covered the Olympics in the past often consider the Paralympics equally significant. However, media organisations that deployed these journalists to cover Olympic events frequently failed to allocate sufficient resources for Paralympics coverage.

This funding disparity reveals a structural challenge in Indian sports journalism. Despite the growing importance of para-sports on the global stage, domestic media outlets have not matched their Olympic investment levels when it comes to covering Paralympic events and athletes.

The gap in coverage reflects broader questions about resource allocation in Indian newsrooms and the priority assigned to disability sports within mainstream media narratives.