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The International Paralympic Committee made the claim.
The International Paralympic Committee have accused US Open organisers of making a regressive step.
The Grand Slam will get underway from August 31st in New York, but wheelchair competitors will be absent.
The IPC say the challenges posed by COVID-19 are not an excuse to discriminate against a group of players.