The International Paralympic Committee said Russians and Belarusians will be able to compete in Beijing as “neutral athletes” without national symbols.
The International Paralympic Committee said Russians and Belarusians will be able to compete in Beijing as “neutral athletes” without national symbols.
The Paralympic movement had been expected to ban Russian athletes from the Games after a recommendation from the IOC. But despite the invasion of Ukraine, the IPC has chosen a different course.
The Russian delegation must cover the Russian Paralympic Committee symbol on their uniforms in all official ceremonies and sporting competitions, the IPC said. The Belarus delegation must also cover the Belarus flags on their uniforms.
Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as “neutral athletes” because of their countries' roles in the war against Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said Wednesday.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Wednesday that it will allow competitors from Russia and Belarus to compete in the Winter Paralympics beginning Friday, though they will not be able to compe
Earlier this week, the International Olympic Committee urged all sports to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes to safeguard participants and “protect the integrity of global sports competitions” and the safety of participants.
Russians and Belarusians will compete as "neutral athletes" because of their countries' roles in the war against Ukraine. Meanwhile, Russian paratroopers have landed in Kharkiv. DW has the latest.
International Paralympic Committee reverses decision less than a day after it said it would allow competitors from the two allied countries to compete as neutral athletes
In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said
After global pressure, the International Paralympic Committee reversed itself and banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Winter Games, ending the organization’s purported “neutrality” following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Faced with threats of withdrawals and growing animosity in the Athletes Village, organizers of the Winter Paralympics on Thursday reversed course and expelled athletes from Russia and Belarus.
There will be no athletes from Russia or Belarus in the 2022 Paralympic Games in Beijing after all. Less than 24 hours after the organizing body said athletes could compete as neutrals, the decision was reversed.
Russian and Belarusian athletes were on Thursday banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics over the war in Ukraine, with organisers bowing to international pressure and threats of a boycott.
