Paralympic IPC President "Ukraine's Greatest Story Ever"

IPC = President of the International Paralympic Committee, Parsons, said in a solo interview with NHK before the Beijing Paralympic Games closed on the 13th, "The outstanding performance of Ukrainian players is the best story in sports history. Their ability to stand up was the right message to the world, "he said, recognizing that the Games were successful as Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continued.

"The power to stand up to the right message to the world"

IPC Chairman Parsons responded online to NHK's solo interview on the 13th, ahead of the closing ceremony of the Beijing Paralympics.

As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, President Parsons summed up the RPC-Russia Paralympic Committee and the unusually held tournament that did not allow Russia's alliance with Belarus to participate. The despair and pain that people are facing is unimaginable, but the outstanding performance of Ukrainian athletes in winning many medals will be one of the greatest stories in sports history. The power to stand up was the right message to the world, "said Ukrainian players who continued to struggle in Beijing as their home country became the battlefield.

"The players performed great and the corona measures were the safest in the world," he said, recognizing that the tournament was a success.

In addition, he reiterated Russia's military invasion, saying, "The act of killing a person is a mistake of humankind, and no one should experience it." He reiterated his intention to hold a general meeting as soon as possible to revise the IPC Charter so that if a UN resolution is violated, the athletes of that country can be immediately excluded from the Games.

Closing Ceremony "I want to send a message of hope"

The Beijing Paralympics will end the 10-day schedule on the 13th, but President Parsons said, "I want to send a message of hope. The players are in a situation where horrific things are happening in the world." Above all, he gave us hope through the performance. I want to tell you that we should keep in mind that we should act with hope. "