IPC Approves Inclusion of Bobsleigh Into 2022 Winter Paralympic Games

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Two-men bobsleigh pilot Steven Holcomb of the US speeds down the ice track during unoffical progressive training at the Sanki sliding center in Rosa Khutor, February 5, 2014 - Sputnik International
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IPC provisionally approved the inclusion of bobsleigh into the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games.

Winter Olympic Disciplines: Bobsleigh
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) provisionally approved the inclusion of bobsleigh into the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games to be held in Beijing.

"I would like to congratulate the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF) after bobsleigh was provisionally accepted to be part of the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games," IPC President Philip Craven said in a statement published on the IPC website.

The IPC Governing Board made the decision on Monday at a meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

For bobsleigh to be given full approval for inclusion in Beijing 2022, the sport must meet a number of minimum requirements for the two seasons. In particular, bobsleigh must host at least six World Cup races plus a World Championships, and a minimum of 12 nations from at least three regions should be participating each year.

According to the statement, the decision on the inclusion is subject to final approval by both the International Olympic Committee and the Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee.

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