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IPC Votes to Readmit Russia, Belarus, Drawing Backlash from Ukraine

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By Kazunori Hirachi / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent

13:20 JST, September 29, 2025

PARIS – The International Paralympic Committee voted on Saturday to no longer bar the national paralympic committees of Russia, which continues to wage war in Ukraine, and its ally Belarus. The vote, which was held at the IPC’s general assembly in Seoul, drew a backlash from Ukraine.

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