IPC members vote not to maintain NPC Belarus and NPC Russia’s partial suspensions

On Saturday (27 September) at the IPC General Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, IPC member organisations voted not to maintain the partial suspensions of the National Paralympic Committees of Belarus and Russia. 

Having both been partially suspended at the 2023 IPC General Assembly for breaches of their constitutional membership obligations, this decision means NPC Belarus and NPC Russia now regain their full rights and privileges of IPC membership, in accordance with the IPC Constitution. The IPC will work with the two members involved to put practical arrangements in place for this as soon as reasonably possible.  

In reaching their decisions, IPC member organisations made up of National Paralympic Committees, International Federations and International Organisations of Sport for the Disabled attending the 2025 IPC General Assembly first voted against a motion to fully suspend NPC Russia (111-55 with 11 abstentions). IPC member organisations then voted against a motion to partially suspend NPC Russia (91-77 with 8 abstentions), meaning the NPC regained its full IPC membership rights. For a motion to be passed, a majority of 50%+ 1 of all votes cast was required. 

With regards to NPC Belarus, the 2025 IPC General Assembly voted against motions to fully suspend (119-48 with 9 abstentions) and partially suspend (103-63 with 10 abstentions) the NPC.