Russia and Belarus could lose their International Paralympic Committee (IPC) membership over the ongoing war in Ukraine as an Extraordinary General Assembly (EGM) looks set to be called to decide their fate and potentially oblige members to follow the Olympic Truce, Report informs, citing the Inside the Games.
IPC President Andrew Parsons has told Inside the Games that the organisation is planning to stage the meeting in November, when two motions are expected to be tabled to members in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, aided by Belarus.
Members are set to vote on whether to "suspend or terminate" the membership of the Russian Paralympic Committee and Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus.