Russia’s Kotukov wins bronze in men’s long jump at 2024 Paris Paralympics

PARIS, September 3. /TASS/. Russian track and field athlete Nikita Kotukov won bronze on Tuesday in the men’s long jump event at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in France.
The 25-year-old Kotukov jumped a distance of 7 meters 5 centimeters to take the bronze medal, while Cuba’s Robiel Sol Cervantes did a little better, with a result of 7 meters 41 centimeters, earning him the gold. China’s Wang Hao came in at 7 meters 32 centimeters to take the silver.
The men’s long jump is a T47 competition, described as being “for athletes with movement affected at a low to moderate degree in one arm or the absence of limbs.”
The 2024 Summer Paralympic Games run in the French capital of Paris between August 28 and September 8. Russian Paralympians are participating in the 2024 Games under a neutral status
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) cleared 88 Paralympians from Russia to take part in the 2024 Paris Summer Paralympic Games. They were barred from taking part in the Parade of Athletes during the opening and closing ceremonies and also excluded from the 2024 Paralympics overall medal standings.
On March 6, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) published strict eligibility criteria that Russian and Belarusian athletes and support personnel must meet and adhere to in order to participate as neutrals at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games in Paris.
According to the IPC’s requirements “Neutral athletes will compete under a white flag featuring black lettering spelling out NPA [Neutral Paralympic Athletes].” The IPC also ruled that “NPA will compete as individuals in neutral uniforms under an NPA flag, and will not be able to take part in medals ceremonies or march in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.”
On September 29, 2023, the IPC General Assembly ruled at its session in Bahrain to suspend some of the rights the RPC has within the global organization.
However, the IPC General Assembly cleared Russian athletes to participate under a neutral status in international competition, including at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
In mid-March this year, RPC President Pavel Rozhkov told TASS that Russian Paralympians and accompanying staff would don turquoise and beige at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris.