State Duma Deputy Dmitry Svishchev responded to the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) not to allow Russian athletes to participate in the opening ceremony of the competition vprognoze.ru.
“It has not been decided yet whether our athletes will participate in the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It is already difficult for us and our Belarusian guys. They also discriminate based on ethnicity in ceremonies,” Svishchev said.
The International Paralympic Committee has published the conditions for Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games with neutral status. They will not be able to use any national symbols and colors of their country’s flag, anthem and other emblems. Neutral athletes will not be able to attend the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paralympic Games and will not be able to serve in their country’s military or security forces.
Formerly in the State Duma statedThe International Paralympic Committee denies Russia’s existence.