The second day of the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympic torch relay kicked off at the civic square in downtown Zhangjiakou, Hebei province, on Thursday, with 18 torchbearers running the 1.4-kilometer route.
The International Paralympic Committee has ruled that Russian and
Belarusian athletes are allowed to compete at the Beijing 2022 Winter
Paralympic Games, but only as neutral athletes, following the invasion
of Ukraine.
The RPC and NPC Belarus will participate as neutrals at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, They will compete under the Paralympic flag and not be included in the medal table, IPC to host extraordinary General Assembly in 2022 to vote on whether to make compliance with the Olympic Truce a membership requirement and whether to suspend or terminate the membership of the Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarus Paralympic Committee
IPC will not hold any events in Russia or Belarus until further notice
Parsons re-elected International Paralympic Committee President for second term daijiworld.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from daijiworld.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
, Dec 12 (IANS) Brazilian Andrew Parsons has been re-elected for a second four-year term as President of International Paralympic Committee (IPC), getting elected unopposed at the 20th IPC General Assembly which was held virtually on Sunday. He .