Russians allowed to compete as neutral athletes at 2024 Paralympics in Paris

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Open this photo in gallery: The logo of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, in Paris, on Nov. 10, 2017.Christophe Ena/The Associated Press Russians will be allowed to compete as neutral athletes at next year’s Paralympics in Paris after avoiding a full ban from the event following the invasion of Ukraine. The International Paralympic Committee voted 74-65 at an assembly in Bahrain on Friday against suspending Russia’s membership entirely – which would have meant a full ban from the Paralympics – but then voted 90-65 in favor of “partially” suspending the country through 2025. The IPC said Russia’s national Paralympic committee...