Putin set to present Russian Paralympians with state awards at ceremony in Kremlin

UFA, October 18. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he would present Russian Paralympians with state awards during a ceremony that would be organized ‘a little bit later’ in the Kremlin.
“A bit later and at the Moscow Kremlin I will be delighted and proud to present them with their deserved state awards,” Putin said.
The 2024 Summer Paralympic Games ran in the French capital of Paris between August 28 and September 8, 2024. Russian Paralympians, who were allowed to participate in the 2024 Games under a neutral status, coined 20 gold, 21 silver and 23 bronze medals.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) cleared 88 Paralympians from Russia to take part in the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympic Games. They were initially barred from taking part in the Parade of Athletes during the opening and closing ceremonies and also excluded from the 2024 Paralympics overall medal standings.
 
Russia’s route to 2024 Paris Paralympics
 
On March 6, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) published strict eligibility criteria that Russian and Belarusian athletes and support personnel must meet and adhere to in order to participate as neutrals at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris.
According to the IPC’s requirements “Neutral athletes will compete under a white flag featuring black lettering spelling out NPA [Neutral Paralympic Athletes].” The IPC also ruled that “NPA will compete as individuals in neutral uniforms under an NPA flag, and will not be able to take part in medals ceremonies or march in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.”
On September 29, 2023, the IPC General Assembly ruled at its session in Bahrain to suspend some of the rights the RPC has within the global organization.
However, the IPC General Assembly cleared Russian athletes to participate under a neutral status in international competition, including at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
In mid-March this year, RPC President Pavel Rozhkov told TASS that Russian Paralympians and accompanying staff would don turquoise and beige at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.