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IOC President Thomas Bach to Skip Beijing Paralympics 2022

© AFP 2023 / FABRICE COFFRINIInternational Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach gestures during a press conference following an IOC executive meeting. File photo
International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach gestures during a press conference following an IOC executive meeting. File photo  - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.02.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach will not appear at the Paralympics-2022 in Beijing, the organisation announced on Sunday.
"In a call this week, IOC President Thomas Bach and International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons agreed President Bach would not attend the Beijing 2022 Winter #Paralympics," the IOC said on Twitter.
Bach wished Parsons and the athletes good luck in the upcoming event.
According to the statement, IOC Vice President Ser Miang Ng will represent the organisation at the Paralympic Winter Games, which will start on 4 March and run through 13 March.
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