i p. c fell short spokesmen. the kremlin has called a decision and outrage and disgraceful of the residence at b, i. p. c. andrew parsons released a statement saying to the pair athletes from the impacted countries, we are very sorry that you were affected by the decisions your government took last week. your victims of your government's actions. we've been speaking to the executive director of the world players association, brendon schwab. he says the sanctions were needed to show that sports is doing the right thing. it's important that the sanctions are targeted at the source of the problem and that is the russian state. now clearly the russian state has a date control over the russian olympic committee. and to that extent, the paralympic committee, now there's no doubt that sanctions on committees will involve and exclusion of the athletes from the guy. but disappointingly, is that my day it is a small price to pay for sport to be seen, to be doing the right thing. and that is imposing, targeted, and powerful sporting sanctions. we did say, of course in relation to sports responds to the problem of apartheid in sout

i p. c, president andrew parson saying the reactions of that decision had made the situation in the athletes village untenable. the experience here, she'll be a positive one and that was not after you and also the senior state that was not being the case at the village. and to me this morning when after world waking up to the news, there was a reaction showed us that if we didn't take action, the situation could get worse. we've been talking to the executive director of the world plans association, brandon schwab, and he says, sanctions like this will be felt in russia. it's important that they sanctions are targeted at the source of the problem. and that is the rushing state. now clearly the russian state has a date control over the russian olympic committee. and to that extent, that paralympic committee, now there's no doubt that sanctions on committees will involve and exclusion of the athletes from the games. but disappointingly, is that my day it is a small price to pay for sport to be seen, to be doing the right thing. and that is imposing, targeted, and powerful sporting sanctions. we

of the international paralympic committee, andrew parsons said it was the harshest possible punishment they could give under its constitution. while the i p c has also announced that no events will be held in russia or bella ruth, until further notice, i have the press conference invading the president of the i p. c. face this question, the form ukrainian base turn. if you have any who works for the give post, i want to know what you would say to you have him mother ships. parents have him is a was a by athlete on the ukraine's national junior team. he was killed yesterday. he was killed yesterday and a bombing in her give you talked earlier about giving athletes to chance to compute he will never get a chance to compete again. so on behalf of his family, i want to know what you would say to them about allowing athletes from the aggressor states when he will never get that chance. i cannot even start to imagine the pain that are feeling right now. so okay, only tell them that my deepest thoughts with them my prayers and unfortunately they will not see their son competing, hearing majoring and this is absolutely not fair is disgusting, use a

andrew parsons at said it was the harshest possible punishment they could give under its constitution. while the i a p c has also announced that no events will be held and russia bella rose until further notice the opening ceremony of winter games that takes place in bathing on friday. at the press conference in beijing, the president of the i p. c, faced at this question from ukrainian, a base journalist, dave, any who works for the keith post. i want to know what you would say to you have him malicious parent. you have him is a, was a by athlete on the, on ukraine's national junior team. he was killed yesterday. he was killed yesterday in a bombing in harkey. if you talked earlier about giving athletes the chance to compute, he will never get a chance to compete again. so on behalf of his family, i want to know what you would say to them about allowing our fleet from the aggressors states, pete, when he will never get that chance. i cannot even start to imagine the pain that have any right now. so can only tell them that my deepest thoughts are with them. my prayers and unfortunately, they will not se