MOSCOW, Mar 4 Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) in connection with the article of the rules of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will not be able to apply to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to allow Russian Paralympians to participate in the Winter Games in Beijing, according to the website of the RPC. The Winter Paralympics in Beijing starts on March 4. Against the backdrop of events in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee on March 2 allowed the Russian team to participate in the Games in a neutral status, but on March 3 changed its mind and denied the Russians the right to participate in the Paralympics, explaining this by the threat of a boycott by a number of other delegations. decision of the IPC on the non-admission of the team to the Games involved leading Russian and foreign law firms to conduct a legal examination of the possibility of the RPC applying to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and obtaining a positive decision during the expedited proceedings. , according to which the IPC «may, at its sole discretion, at any time refuse to participate in any athlete without giving reasons,» as well as the absence in the IPC constitution of an arbitration clause that allows the RPC to apply to the CAS to resolve differences, «the report says. It is noted that the executive committee RCC and its headquarters at the Games in Peki no decision was made to reserve the right to apply to the appropriate international and national courts when the RPC considers it timely and necessary. The RPC also asked the World Disability Union and Rehabilitation International for help and support.
