Neutral Paralympic Athletes at the 2024 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:NPA
Games:Summer Paralympics
Year:2024
Flagcaption:Flag of the International Paralympic Committee
Location:Paris, France
Competitors:25
Sports:6
Flagbearer:N/A
Rank:0
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto
App Begin Year:2018

Neutral Paralympic Athletes is the name used to represent approved Russian and Belarusian athletes at the 2024 Summer Paralympics, after the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) banned the nations' previous designations due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Neutral athletes will compete under a white flag featuring black lettering spelling out NPA. The flag’s use will be limited to TV and sports presentation graphics and during medal ceremonies. Medal wins will not be recorded on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games medals table and should a neutral athlete win a gold medal, the Paralympic anthem will be played.[1]

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

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Athletics11 4 15
Paracanoeing0 2 2
Shooting0 2 2
Table tennis0 3 3
Taekwondo1 1 2
Total 12 12 24

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Neutral Paralympic Athletes track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Track & road events
AthleteEventHeatFinal
ResultRankResultRank
Andrey VdovinMen's 100 m T37
Aleksandr IaremchukMen's 1500 m T46
Anton KuliatinMen's 5000 m T13
Viktoriia SlanovaWomen's 400 m T37
Field events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventFinal
    DistancePosition
    Evgenii TorsunovLong jump T36
    Khetag KhinchagovLong jump T38
    Nikita Kotukovalign=left Long jump T47
    Shot put F11
    Aleksei ChurkinShot put F32
    Alan KokoityShot put F36
    Albert Khinchagovalign=left Shot put F37
    Denis Gnezdilovalign=left Shot put F40
    Women
    AthleteEventFinal
    DistancePosition
    Margarita GoncharovaLong jump T38
    Evgeniia GalaktionovaShot put F32
    Irina VertinskayaShot put F37

    Paracanoeing

    See main article: Paracanoeing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Neutral Paralympic Athletes earned quota places for the following events through the 2024 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Szeged, Hungary.

    AthleteFromEventHeatsSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTime Rank
    Krystsina SulzhytskayaBelarusWomen's KL2
    Anastasia MiasnikovaWomen's VL2

    Paratriathlon

    See main article: Paratriathlon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The following athletes earned quota places for Neutral Paralympic Athletes in paratriathlon at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.by having a top nine ranking in the World Paratriathlon rankings for their classification on 1 July 2024. Further places may be granted by invitation.

    Shooting

    See main article: article, Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Neutral Paralympic Athletes entered two para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2024 World Cup.

    Women
    Mixed

    Table tennis

    See main article: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification. Neutral Paralympic Athletes secure one singles spot for the Paralympic gamess qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.

    AthleteEventGroup StageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    RankOpposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Ivan Karpovalign=left Men's individual C10
    Maliak AlievaWomen's individual C6
    Victoriya SafanovaWomen's individual C7
    Elena LitvinenkoWomen's individual C8
    Elena ProkofevaWomen's individual C9
    Maliak Alieva
    Elena Litvinenko
    Women's doubles WD14
    Ivan Karpov
    Victoriya Safanova
    Mixed doubles XD17

    Taekwondo

    See main article: Taekwondo at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Neutral Paralympic Athletes entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Elena Savinskaya qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class. Meanwhile, Aliskhab Ramazanov qualified for Paris 2024, following the triumph of his gold medal results in men's 80 kg classes, at the 2024 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[2]

    AthleteEventFirst roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechage 1Repechage 2Final /
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Opposition
    Result
    Rank
    Aliskhab RamazanovMen's +80 kg
    Elena SavinskayaWomen's –65 kg

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: 6 March 2024 . IPC publish Neutral Paralympic Athletes regulations for the Paris 2024 Paralympics . 18 August 2024.
    2. Web site: European Qualification Tournament for the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games – Results. European Taekwondo Union. 8 March 2024. 9 March 2024.