Russian athletes were authorized to participate under a neutral banner in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris (August 28-September 8), after two votes from the General Assembly of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), Friday September 29 afternoon in Manama (Bahrain). After rejecting the complete suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee (74 against 65, 13 abstentions), the IPC voted in favor of a partial suspension (90 against 56, 6 abstentions). Russian athletes can thus participate “ individually ” And ” in a neutral way » at the Paralympic Games in Paris in eleven months. This position adopted for Russia is close to the recommendation made on March 28, 2023 by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to international federations, to authorize the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes, as neutral individual athletes, in international competitions. . The IOC, however, did not take a position for the 2024 Olympics, pushing back its decision “ at the appropriate time “. The French Paralympic and Sports Committee “ now supports the IPC Executive Committee, which is responsible for determining the conditions of participation, on a case-by-case basis, for Russian and Belarusian athletes, under a neutral banner. He remains very vigilant regarding the attitude of the authorities and athletes concerned in order to preserve the Paralympic competitions. », Reacted the body in a press release.
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