The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Wednesday that it would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals at the Paralympic Games, which run from March 4 to March 13 in Beijing, China.
IPC President Andrew Parsons said the board was “united in its condemnation” of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but that its decision was guided by its “constitutional purpose and handbook.”
Following the IPC’s announcement, Parsons was questioned by a protester who asked what he would say to the family of Ukranian biathlete Yevhen Malyshev, who was reportedly killed in Kharkiv.
“I want to know what you would say to them about allowing athletes from the aggressor states to compete, when he will never get that chance,” he said.
Parsons agreed it is “absolutely not fair” that Russian and Belarus athletes would be able to compete while Malyshev would not, but reiterated that the IPC had to follow its own “rules and regulations” on competing.
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