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Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics over decision to allow Russians to compete under their flag
Ukraine's boycott protests IPC's approval of 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes competing under national flags, citing support for Russian propaganda and moral concerns.
- The International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags in the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Games, lifting their prior suspensions from 2022.
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Russian and Belarusian athletes have been given the green light to compete under their own flag at the Paralympic Winter Games, and therefore Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Poland have decided to politically boycott the opening ceremony on March 6.
Kiev protested against the decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flag.
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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