Paralympics - Russia Paralympic ban remains, Pyeongchang decision in January

FILE PHOTO - Andrew Parsons, International Paralympic Committee President, poses next to the Paralympic Games symbol in front of the Hotel de Ville City Hall in Paris, France November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

LONDON (Reuters) - The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Wednesday it was maintaining its suspension of the Russian Paralympic Committee but had yet to make a final decision on whether its athletes could compete at the 2018 Winter Games in South Korea.

In a strongly worded statement, the IPC accused the Russian Ministry of Sport of being "evasive and unhelpful" and said there was "a very strong likelihood" that the suspension will remain in place beyond the Games start date next March.