The International Paralympic Committee announced Thursday that Russian and Belarusian athletes will not be eligible to compete in the Beijing Games — a reversal of a decision made the previous day.

Facing pressure from athletes and organizations involved in the Games following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the IPC decided to go a step further than originally planned.

On Wednesday, the IPC said the 71 athletes from Russia and 12 from Belarus would compete as neutral athletes and any medals they won would not be counted in the medal table.

That stance wasn’t strong enough for several groups, including Hockey Canada, which put out a statement late Wednesday supporting the Canadian Paralympic Committee’s belief that Russia should not compete.

“Hockey Canada vehemently disagrees with the decision by the International Paralympic Committee to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete in the 2022 Paralympics,” the statement said.

CBC’s Devin Heroux, who is in Beijing, reported the Swiss and Norweigian curling teams were discussing the possibility of joining counterparts from Latvia and Korea in announcing they would not compete against Russian athletes.

Under the original plan, instead of competing under their home country’s flag, each of the athletes was to do so under the Paralympic flag, and they would have been ordered to cover any flags or logos on their uniforms that identified them as being from Russia or Belarus, which has supported the invasion.

The original actions taken by the IPC’s executive board, which is responsible for organizing the Games, were largely similar to those already in place against Russia after its extensive state-sponsored doping scheme. During the most recent Winter Games, athletes from Russia competed under the banner of ROC, representing the Russian Olympic Committee.

The IPC’s original ruling was less severe than those levied by other sports organizations this week. FIFA, the governing body for soccer, and the International Ice Hockey Federation both suspended Russian teams until further notice, while domestic leagues such as the NHL halted all business relationships with Russian companies.

FIFA, like the IPC, went with a more severe ruling less than 48 hours after opening the door for Russians to compete.

Twenty athletes from Ukraine are slated to compete in the Games, which begin Friday with the Opening Ceremony.