The IPC Appeals Tribunal upheld the RPC’s complaint against the decision to suspend membership in the organization

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Appeals Tribunal has upheld the appeal of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) regarding the suspension of membership in the organization for technical reasons, according to the IPC website.

Last November, at a meeting of the general assembly, the IPC announced the abolition of the RPC for non-compliance with the obligations as a member of an international organization. At the end of 2022, the president of the RPC Pavel Rozhkov told that the RCC appealed the decision to the IPC Arbitral Tribunal.

Appeals from the Russian side, as well as the Belarusian Paralympic Committee, were met, the decision was made on Wednesday, May 10. The same information is confirmed by the RCC website.

— The RPCs of Russia and Belarus appealed the suspension of their membership and face-to-face hearings were held on April 25-26 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

The IPC independent appeal tribunal did not rule on the merits of abolishing the two national committees, but decided that the General Assembly should consider the same supporting evidence as the IPC presented to the Appeals Tribunal, including the new information made available to the IPC. following the decision of the General Assembly of November 2022.

All the information and evidence available to the Appeals Tribunal will be presented to the IPC General Assembly in September, the CP said.

At the same time, the IPC’s decision not to accept applications from athletes of the National Paralympic Committees of Russia and Belarus for the competition remains in effect, as the appeals tribunal has no jurisdiction to overturn the decision. of the IPC Executive. Commission of March 30, 2022 relating to their non-admission.