International Paralympic Committee set for September decision on Russia participation at Paris 2024.
Posted: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 15:00
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is scheduled to stage its General Assembly from September 28 to 29 in Bahrain where a decision is expected to be made on the participation of athletes from Russia and Belarus for Paris 2024.
The IPC membership is due to vote on whether to suspend the National Paralympic Committees (NPC) of Russia and Belarus at the meeting.
IPC President Andrew Parsons has also confirmed that a call will be made on the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes for next year's Paralympics.
An outright ban on Russia and Belarus participating in the six sports the IPC governs has been in place since March last year in response to the war in Ukraine.
Among those are the Summer Paralympics sports of swimming, athletics, shooting sport and powerlifting.
Qualification is already underway for Paris 2024, with the European Para Championships, which is currently taking place here in Rotterdam, offering direct places to the Games in some sports. Therefore, those wanting to compete are eager to hear the outcome of the decision.
Parsons insisted it was up to the International Federations (IFs) to decide on the return of Russian and Belarusian athletes in global competitions and said that there remained chances for them to qualify for the Paralympics should bans get lifted.
To read more about what he said on this issue follow the link below:
https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1139735/ipc-set-for-september-decision-on-russia
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