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Athletes Call for the International Paralympic Committee to Uphold the Outright Ban on Russia and Belarus at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games
On the eve of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) General Assembly and Conference, we echo and amplify the voices of thousands of athletes and twenty-six governments by calling for both Russia and Belarus to be banned from the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games.
A joint statement from the Athletes of Ukraine and Global Athlete
Today is a bittersweet victory for Ukrainian athletes. On the one hand, we have seen the power athletes yield as a collective. On the other hand, the Ukrainian nation continues to experience a raging war from Russia and Belarus and sport administrators only acted after a global outcry. As athletes have stood together for change, the Ukrainians are also standing together for their sovereignty and for peace.
A joint statement from the Athletes of Ukraine and Global Athlete
As Russian and Belarusian bombs rain down on Ukrainian citizens, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today issued another blow to every Ukrainian athlete and citizen by allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes compete at the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games
Open letter to IOC and IPC from Ukrainian Athletes
Ukrainian Athletes to call on you in your leadership capacity of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to immediately suspend the Russian and Belarusian National Olympic and Paralympic Committees. Any suspension must also include the banning of all athletes from international sport, including the 2022 Beijing Paralympic Games.
In the Case of Brazilian Para Swimmer André Brasil
Global Athlete calls on the International Paralympic Committee and the World Para Swimming to Immediately Revoke Paralympic Athlete Disqualifications Resulting from Mid-Cycle Rule Changes
Olympic and Paralympic Sponsors Must Protect Athletes’ Rights to Freedom of Expression
Today we are calling on all International Olympic Committee (IOC) and International Paralympic Committee (IPC) TOP Sponsors to demand that the IOC and IPC respect athlete freedom of expression and rescind Olympic Charter Rule 50.2 and IPC Section 2.2.
Open Letter: Reinstatement of all Wheelchair Basketball Athletes for the 2020 Tokyo Games
Athlete groups demand that the International Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation reinstate all Wheelchair Basketball Athletes who rightfully qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Global Athlete Statement on Olympic Charter Rule 50
Global Athlete calls for the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee to immediately abolish Olympic Charter Rule 50
Global Athlete Survey Results: Athlete Rights, Welfare and Representation
A survey from 491 Athletes from 48 countries indicates Athletes need enhanced rights