UK Sport welcomes today’s decision made by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and is pleased that they have listened to athletes and officials from around the world in swiftly reversing their initial decision.
This is a time for the global sporting community to stand united with our friends in Ukraine. Once again, we must be clear with Russia and their allies that their appalling actions will not be tolerated within the international sporting community and will have consequences.
We will continue to work with the British Paralympic Association (BPA) to do everything we can to ensure British athletes at the Games are safe and have the opportunity to fulfil their Paralympic ambitions and make the nation proud.