Russia and Belarus will be allowed to compete as neutrals at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing in 2022.
The two countries won't be included in the medal table because they will compete under the Paralympics flag.
The opening ceremony is on Friday.
The measures were the "harshest possible punishment" under the constitution, according to the president.
The gross violation of the Olympic Truce by the Russian and Belarussian governments in the days prior to the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games is a grave concern for the IPC.
The actions of these people cannot go unrecognized or unaddressed, and that is what the Governing Board of the IPC agreed to do.
In deciding what actions the IPC should take, it was fundamental that we worked within the framework of our new constitution to remain politically neutral.
The genuine belief that sport holds the power to overcome our weaknesses and summon from within us the best of our humanity is anchored in such neutrality.
Post-Beijing 2022, we will take measures with our 206 member organizations to determine if any of the Olympic Truce violations could lead to the suspension or revocation of a National Paralympian Committee.
More to come.
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