Overview

• The IPC General Assembly in Seoul voted 91–77, with eight abstentions reported, to lift partial suspensions and readmit both national committees as full members.
• The move permits national flags at Milan–Cortina 2026, yet entries will require active 2025/26 licenses and the removal of bans by the six Para sport federations governing the winter program.
• The IOC has taken a different line for the 2026 Olympic Winter Games, allowing only individually vetted neutral athletes from Russia and Belarus with no teams permitted.
• Ukraine’s sports minister Matwij Bidnyj condemned the decision as corrupted and left Ukraine’s participation undecided, appealing to the Italian hosts and European partners for support.
• Germany’s Disabled Sports Association vice-president Karl Quade called the outcome hard to understand, asserting that the conditions that led to prior sanctions remain unchanged.