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Russia’s Paralympics chief says unfriendly countries could move to exclude Russia again

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 329 words
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RPC President Pavel Rozhkov emphasizes the need for international cooperation to prevent the reimposition of sanctions on the Russian Paralympic Committee. The article also highlights the medal achievements of a small group of Russian athletes who participated in the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.

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Topics 3

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What happened

Unfriendly countries could move to once again impose sanctions on the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC), making it all-important for the organization to maintain international cooperation, RPC President Pavel Rozhkov said on Thursday.

Why it matters

"An important decision was announced in Seoul last year to lift sanctions from our [Russian] Paralympic Committee," Rozhkov said speaking at a Russia-hosted international forum titled "Development of international sports cooperation." "There’s still a chance…

Common ground

"Unfriendly countries could again move to exclude the RPC from the Paralympic movement." "Therefore, it is important to maintain international cooperation.

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RPC President Pavel Rozhkov emphasizes the need for international cooperation to prevent the reimposition of sanctions on the Russian Paralympic Committee. The article also highlights the medal achievements of a small group of Russian athletes who participated in the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games.

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Claim 1: “The six Russians who took part in the 2026 Winter Paralympics were: three-time Paralympic Champion in alpine skiing Alexey Bugaev, two-time World Champion in alpine skiing Varvara Voronchikhina, multiple World Champion in para cross-country skiing Ivan Golubkov, World Championship medalist in para cross-country skiing Anastasia Bagiyan and her guide Sergey Sinyakin, and para snowboarders Dmitry Fadeyev and Philipp Shebbo Monzer.”
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Wikipedia and TASS/Izvestia reports confirm the participation of the Russian team and specifically name Ivan Golubkov and Anastasia Bagiyan (with guide Sergei Sinyakin).
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web search NEUTRAL — It was Russia's first appearance at the Winter Paralympics under its own flag since 2014, and the country's first appearance at the Paralympics as a whole since 2018.Ivan Golubkov Anastasiia Bagiian G…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_at_the_2026_Winter_Para…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Winter Paralympic Games were hosted by Italy on March 6-15. The Russian Paralympic team was allowed to compete at the 2026 Winter Paralympics under the national flag and to the tune of the co…
https://tass.com/politics/2103597
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web search NEUTRAL — The athletes were presented with smartphones and cash certificates worth one million rubles from sponsors, as well as congratulatory telegrams from the President of the Russian Federation. Six paraath…
https://iz.ru/en/node/2060911
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Claim 2: “An important decision was announced in Seoul last year to lift sanctions from our [Russian] Paralympic Committee”
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Multiple sources confirm the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) lifted suspensions on the Russian Paralympic Committee, with one source specifically mentioning the Russian Paralympic Committee's reaction to the 'fair decision'.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian Paralympic Committee is the National Paralympic Committee representing Russia.In January 2026, Ukrainian President Zelensky enacted a decision imposing sanctions against the Russian Paraly…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Paralympic_Committee
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web search NEUTRAL — The Russian Paralympic Committee said it was a "fair decision". "This is an important contribution to the development of the international Paralympic movement and an example that the rights of athlete…
https://www.bbc.com/sport/articles/c62q0pey051o
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web search NEUTRAL — The International Paralympic Committee decided on Saturday to lift a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow’s 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine.The IPC had excluded the Russia…
https://ukrainetoday.com/international-paralympic-committee-…
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Claim 3: “the US was second in both categories (13-5-6)”
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The Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Medal Table source lists the United States in second place behind China.
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web search NEUTRAL — The medal table of the 2026 Winter Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees by the number of gold medals that were won by their athletes during the competition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics_medal_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Main Navigation. Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.People's Republic of China. 15. 13. 16. 44. 2. United States flag USA.
https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/paralympic-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Home of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, featuring 665 athletes competing in 79 events across six sports. Official updates and information.
https://www.paralympic.org/milano-cortina-2026
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Claim 4: “Bugayev took one gold and two bronze medals in alpine skiing”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding Alexey Bugaev's specific medal count for the 2026 Games.
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Claim 5: “While only six Russian Para athletes received so-called bipartite invitations to participate in the 2026 Winter Paralympics, they won the third-most golds of any country at the Games.”
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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (discussing stock exchanges and a restaurant), providing no evidence regarding the number of Russian athletes or their gold medal rank.
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web search NEUTRAL — Measured in terms of free float, SIX – with the Swiss and the Spanish stock exchange – constitutes the third-largest exchange group in Europe by market capitalization.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/sixgroup/
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web search NEUTRAL — Every six weeks, Nico and his team will serve a brand new six-course tasting-menu – each one themed upon a different place or memory.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/six-by-nico
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web search NEUTRAL — SIX has been connecting the financial markets to the real economy for over 90 years. The Swiss company provides services in the securities, financial information as well as the payments business...
https://es.linkedin.com/company/sixgroup
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Claim 6: “Russia’s Voronchikhina won two gold, one silver and one bronze medals at the 2026 Paralympics.”
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Multiple sources confirm Varvara Voronchikhina won gold medals (including a second gold in slalom), and one source summarizes the team's total medals including her contributions.
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web search NEUTRAL — Paralympic Games. Gold medal – first place. 2026 Milan Cortina.Medalists at the 2026 Winter Paralympics. Paralympic gold medalists for Russia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varvara_Voronchikhina
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web search NEUTRAL — Russian skier Varvara Voronchikhina secured her second gold medal of the Milan-Cortina Paralympics on Saturday as she won the women's slalom standing, securing her nation's fifth gold under its own fl…
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/03/14/russias-voronchikh…
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web search NEUTRAL — Alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won the first one. Anastasia Bagiyan and athlete-presenter Sergey Sinyakin each claimed two victories. Additionally, the team has earned two bronze and one silver me…
https://vk.com/video-210908012_456246038
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Claim 7: “China won the most gold medals as well as leading the overall medal standings (15 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze medals)”
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Wikipedia's medal table for the 2026 Winter Paralympics explicitly lists China as having the most gold medals with 15.
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web search NEUTRAL — Results. Medals. Play & Win.Bronze medal. Total medals.
https://www.olympics.com/en/milano-cortina-2026/paralympic-g…
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web search NEUTRAL — Most gold medals. China (15).The medal table of the 2026 Winter Paralympics ranks the participating National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) by the number of gold medals that were won by their athletes d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics_medal_…
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web search NEUTRAL — Medals. [edit]. The 2026 Winter Paralympics gold medal.The 2026 Winter Paralympics bronze medal. On 15 July 2025, the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Organising Committee unveiled the desig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics
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Claim 8: “cross country skiers Bagiyan and Golubkov won three and two golds in women's and men’s competitions respectively.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific number of gold medals won by Bagiyan and Golubkov.
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Claim 9: “Representatives of 40 countries have come to us today [for the conference in Russia]”
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The provided web results for this claim are completely irrelevant, discussing US House elections and school budgets rather than a sports cooperation forum in Russia.
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections are scheduled to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, as part of the 2026 midterm elections during President Donald Trump 's seco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_House_of_Re…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Across Long Island, residents voted on school budgets, local issues, and who will represent the interests of their school community. See how your district voted in the 2026 elections below…
https://www.liherald.com/stories/boe-elections-2026-results,…
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Who will win this year’s midterm elections between Democrats and Republicans? Follow our tracker for polls and predictions ahead of November results
https://www.thetimes.com/us/news-today/article/who-win-midte…
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Claim 10: “The Russian national team was allowed to participate in the 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Italy earlier in the year under the country’s flag and to the tune of the national anthem.”
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Multiple independent sources (Wikipedia, TASS, Izvestia) confirm that the Russian national team participated in the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy under their own flag and national anthem for the first time since 2014.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 2026 Winter Paralympics, also known as the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games, were the 14th edition of the Winter Paralympic Games, an international winter multi-sport parasports event g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Winter_Paralympics
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web search NEUTRAL — Russia's national anthem plays for the first time in 12 years. Para alpine skier Varvara Voronchikhina won gold in women's Super G standing, earning Russia t...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3M5qKReNHA
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web search NEUTRAL — When the Russian national anthem sounded on the Cortina d'Ampezzo ski slope on March 9 and the Russian flag rose above the podium, it was the first time since the home Paralympics in Sochi in 2014.
https://telegra.ph/A-bright-return-The-2026-Winter-Paralympi…
info Disclaimer: This analysis is generated by AI and should be used as a starting point for critical thinking, not as definitive truth. Claims are verified against publicly available sources. Always consult the original article and additional sources for complete context.