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the international Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced the postponement of the Paralympic games from 2024 to 2024.
the IPC President Andrew Parsons called it the right decision. “Health and well-being of human life should always be our number one priority, and the carrying out of any sporting events during this pandemic is simply impossible”, – he stressed.
Parsons added that the delay remains the only logical option. According to him, the most important thing now is the preservation of human life.
Previously, because the coronavirus has postponed the Olympic games in Tokyo. They will be held not later than the summer of 2024, initially, the competition was planned for the period from 24 July to 9 August.
the Olympic flame decided to leave in Japan. In addition, events will retain their names.
According to the who, in the world of coronavirus COVID-19 infected more than 330 thousand people, more than 14.5 thousand died. The CEO of the organization Tedros Adan Ghebreyesus stressed that the pandemic is accelerating.
the Number of infections in Russia has increased to 495 people. For the last day was 57 cases in 14 regions.
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