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    Question

    Which of the following country’s committee was

    recently suspended by International Paralympic Committee?
    A Australia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Germany Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Russia Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Switzerland Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Austria Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The International Paralympic Committee voted to suspend the National Paralympic Committees ( NPCs ) of Russia and Belarus with immediate effect . Athletes from the two countries had previously been barred from competing in the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics in March over Russia ’ s invasion of Ukraine, for which Belarus has been a staging area . The Russian team was also banned from the Rio Paralympics in 2016 over doping .

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