IPC Decides to Restore Russian Membership to Participate in the Milan Paralympics Next Year
Sep 27, 2025
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The IPC voted after discussing Russia's reinstatement at the 2025 IPC Seoul General Assembly held at Grand Intercontinental Parnas in Seoul on the morning of the 27th (Korea time). Russia's National Paralympic Committee (NPC) had its membership and rights partially suspended at the 2023 IPC General Assembly for violating its membership obligations under the IPC Charter. The first vote on the Russian NPC qualification 'complete suspension' agenda was rejected (55 votes in favor, 111 against, 11 abstentions), and the partial suspension agenda was also rejected (77 votes in favor, 91 against, 8 abstentions), allowing the Russian NPC to fully restore its IPC membership. More than a majority of approval was needed to pass each agenda, and more than 50% of member states opposed both full and partial suspension, making it possible to participate in the 2026 Milan Winter Paralympics. During the General Assembly, the IPC officially announced on its official social network service that it will not maintain partial suspension of Russian NPCs as a result of voting at the IPC General Assembly.
With this decision, the Russian NPC will fully restore its IPC membership and rights under the IPC Charter. The IPC plans to take practical measures with the Russian NPC as soon as possible. The IPC General Assembly will discuss Belarus' NPC membership and Sweden's NPC's proposed participation in the Milan Paralympic Games. After discussing the main agenda, the election of Bae Dong-hyun, chairman of the BDH Foundation (Changsung Construction Vice President), and Andrew Parsons, current chairman of the IPC, who is challenging his third consecutive term, will follow.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
