US EditionInternational Paralympic Committee lifts the partial suspensions of Russia and Belarus
The IPC reinstated Russia and Belarus with full membership rights, allowing flag-bearing participation at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, though many sports federations still restrict their athletes.
- The International Paralympic Committee has lifted all sanctions against Russia and Belarus, allowing their athletes to compete under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics next year despite the ongoing war and occupation.
- The International Olympic Committee will uphold its strict entry regulations for athletes from both countries, allowing them to compete as neutrals but prohibiting them from participating in team sports or displaying national symbols.
- Ukraine's Sports Minister, Matviy Bidnyi, denounced the decision, claiming that those who voted for it had betrayed "their conscience and the Olympic values.
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The International Paralympic Committee has decided to bring Russia back to the Paralympics with all its rights, offering the warlord Vladimir Putin a stage.
IPC Votes to Readmit Russia, Belarus, Drawing Backlash from Ukraine
PARIS – The International Paralympic Committee voted on Saturday to no longer bar the national paralympic committees of Russia, which continues to wage war in Ukraine, and its ally Belarus. The vote, which was held at the IPC’s general assembly in Seoul, drew a backlash from Ukraine.
Russia is allowed to return to the world stage of sports – the door opens to parasports of all things. The decision triggers incomprehension in Germany and horror in Ukraine.
In a surprising decision, the International Paralympic Committee clears the way for a return of Russian athletes under their own flag. In Germany there is a great deal of incomprehension. Ukraine even makes serious accusations.
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