Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics over decision to allow Russians to compete under their flag

Le Devoir

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Kiev protested against the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flag.

Novinky.cz

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Czech Paralympic athletes will not participate in the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games. They do not agree with the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the games. "As long as the aggression in Ukraine continues, Russian and Belarusian athletes have no business at international events," the Paralympic Committee summarized its position. Ukrainian athletes have already announced a boycott.

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The Paralympic Committee of Ukraine has now officially announced a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Winter Paralympics! In a statement, the Committee also called for the Ukrainian flag not to be used there. The Committee stated that "it was outraged by the cynical decision of the International Paralympic Committee to be that six athletes from Russia and four from Belarus were admitted to the Games with their own flag and anthem. "... soake…

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Because Russia is officially registered with the team and flag at the Paralympics, Ukraine does not want to participate in the opening ceremony. Johannes Thingnes Bö comments on the German biathlon record.