Overview

• Delegates at the IPC General Assembly in Seoul on September 27 voted to fully reinstate the Russian Paralympic Committee.
• Pavel Rozhkov said the RPC welcomes the decision and expects athletes to compete soon under the national flag and anthem.
• The IPC decision enables Russian participation with national symbols in IPC-governed sports such as athletics, swimming, powerlifting, para ice hockey, and shooting.
• Access to para cross-country skiing and biathlon remains undecided pending separate decisions by FIS and the IBU, which the IPC does not control.
• Olympic champion and lawmaker Svetlana Zhurova urged the IOC to note the IPC’s stance toward Russian athletes.