Paralympics: IPC suspends Russia, Belarus memberships

The International Paralympic Committee voted Wednesday to suspend Russia and Belarus as members amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The decision, made in an extraordinary General Assembly meeting in Berlin, "stems from their inability to comply with their membership obligations under the IPC Constitution."IPC members voted 64-39 in favor of a motion to suspend the Russian Paralympic Committee, with 16 national committees abstaining.Belarus' Paralympic committee was also suspended from the IPC in a separate 54-45 vote."As a democratic, membership-based organization, it was important to allow t…READ FULL ARTICLE