MOSCOW, March 3 Not allowing Russian athletes to participate in the Paralympics is a monstrous situation, this is a shame for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. On Wednesday, amid the events in Ukraine, the IPC executive committee decided to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to the Paralympic Games in Beijing in a neutral status, but on Thursday the IPC leadership changed this the decision not to allow Russians and Belarusians to participate in the Games, explaining this by the threat of a boycott by many countries. Therefore, of course, we strongly condemn the International Paralympic Committee for this decision,» Peskov told reporters.
