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Russian Para athletes already allowed to compete in some int’l team competitions — Rozhkov

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What to know about Russian Para athletes already allowed to compete in some int’l team competitions — Rozhkov

Pavel Rozhkov, President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, stated that some international federations are allowing Russian teams to compete in official competitions, albeit without a flag or anthem. He noted that while progress is being made in some sports, the path to the 2028 Summer Paralympic Games remains complex.

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What happened

A number of international federations supervising Paralympic team competitions have cleared Russia to compete internationally, President of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) Pavel Rozhkov said on Wednesday.

Why it matters

The federations that supervise [Paralympic] team competitions have begun to allow our teams to participate in their official international competitions.

Common ground

Without a flag, without an anthem, but such a trend is underway," Rozhkov said speaking at a panel session during the "National Health - Prosperity of Russia" forum in Moscow.

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Pavel Rozhkov, President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, stated that some international federations are allowing Russian teams to compete in official competitions, albeit without a flag or anthem. He noted that while progress is being made in some sports, the path to the 2028 Summer Paralympic Games remains complex.

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Pavel Rozhkov is the President of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC)”
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Multiple independent sources, including TASS and Inside The Games, confirm that Pavel Rozhkov was elected President of the Russian Paralympic Committee.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Athletes have competed as Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games for various reasons, including political transition, international sanctions, suspensions of National Paralympic Committees a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Independent_Paralympians_at_th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство спорта Российской Федерации, romanized: Ministerstvo sporta Rossiiskoi Federatsii), often abbreviated as Minsport (Минспорт), i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Sport_(Russia)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Paralympic Committee (Russian: Паралимпийский комитет России, romanized: Paralimpiyskiy komitet Rossii) is the National Paralympic Committee representing Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Paralympic_Committee
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Claim 2: “The 21st all-Russia forum 'National Health - Prosperity of Russia' is being held in the Russian capital’s downtown area on Wednesday”
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One web search result explicitly mentions that the 21st all-Russia forum 'National Health - Prosperity of Russia' is being held in the Russian capital's downtown area on Wednesday. Other results are generic or refer to a different anniversary (XX) in 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Feodor I Ioannovich (Russian: Феодор I Иoаннович) or Fyodor I Ivanovich (Russian: Фёдор I Иванович; 31 May 1557 – 17 January 1598), nicknamed the Blessed (Блаженный), was Tsar of all Russia from 1584 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feodor_I_of_Russia
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russian Federation joined the World Bank after the collapse of the Soviet Union, which led to the formation of a new state and economy as a constitutional republic. The federation joined the World…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_the_World_Bank
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sergey Semyonovich Sobyanin (Russian: Серге́й Семёнович Собя́нин; born 21 June 1958) is a Russian politician, serving as the 3rd mayor of Moscow since 21 October 2010. Sobyanin previously served as th…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergey_Sobyanin
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Claim 3: “Russian teams are participating in official international competitions without a flag or anthem”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Russian and Belarusian athletes are competing as 'Neutral Paralympic Athletes' or under 'neutral status' without their national flags or anthems due to IPC bans.
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web search NEUTRAL — Neutral Paralympic Athletes was the name used to represent approved Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) banned the nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neutral_Paralympic_Athletes_at…
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web search NEUTRAL — While the athletes can compete under their own flags at the Paralympics from March 6 to 15, a limited number of Russian and Belarusian athletes are competing as independent neutral athletes ...
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/2/18/russian-belarusia…
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web search NEUTRAL — While athletes from both countries are allowed to compete in individual events under a "neutral" status, many Russian athletes who compete as "neutral" in international competitions have ties to ...
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/russian-belarusian-athlete…
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Claim 4: “TASS is the general information partner of the forum”
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The claim that TASS is the general information partner of the forum is mentioned in only one specific web search result.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian News Agency TASS[a], or simply TASS, is a Russian state-owned news agency founded in 1904. It is the largest Russian news agency and one of the largest news agencies worldwide. [2] TASS is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TASS
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web search NEUTRAL — The 21st all-Russia forum "National Health - Prosperity of Russia" is being held in the Russian capital's downtown area on Wednesday. TASS is the general information partner of the forum.
https://tass.com/sports/2130401
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web search NEUTRAL — Moscow is preparing to host the XX anniversary All-Russian Forum "National Health - the basis of Russia's Prosperity", which will be held on May 14-16, 2025 at the Gostiny Dvor exhibition complex. The…
https://iz.ru/en/1852342/2025-03-11/xx-all-russian-forum-hea…
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Claim 5: “A number of international federations supervising Paralympic team competitions have cleared Russia to compete internationally”
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The provided evidence mentions the IOC recommending allowing athletes to compete and the RFU (football) expecting admission, but there is no specific evidence confirming that 'international federations supervising Paralympic team competitions' have cleared Russia to compete.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 Winter Paralympics (Russian: Зимние Паралимпийские игры 2014, romanized: Zimniye Paralimpiyskiye igry 2014), the 11th Paralympic Winter Games, and also more generally known as the Sochi 2014 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Winter_Paralympics
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Winter Paralympics (Chinese: 2022年冬季残疾人奥林匹克运动会; pinyin: 2022 Nián Dōngjì Cánjí Rén Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì), also known as XIII Paralympic Winter Games, commonly known as Beijing 2022 (Chinese: …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Winter_Paralympics
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Winter Paralympics (Italian: Giochi paralimpici invernali di Milano Cortina 2026), also known as the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, were the 14th edition of the Winter Paralympi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics
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Claim 6: “The International Paralympic Committee made a decision last year that Russian sledge hockey athletes have a chance to qualify for competition”
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The evidence provided for this claim consists of general information about the IPC and the 2026 Winter Paralympics, but contains no specific mention of a decision regarding Russian sledge hockey athletes' qualification.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The International Paralympic Committee (IPC; German: Internationales Paralympisches Komitee) is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement. The …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Paralympic_Commi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Paralympic symbols are the icons, flags, and symbols used by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to promote the Paralympic Movement and the Paralympic Games.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralympic_symbols
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) and the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) for the United States. It was founded in 1895 and is headqu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Olympic_&_Paraly…
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