Ukraine, Paralympic Games and Russia

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Ukraine's officials to boycott Paralympics over Russian flag decision
Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian athletes to compete under their national flag. Six Russians and four Belarusians will be allowed to take part under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics rather than as neutral athletes,

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Ukraine officials will boycott Paralympics over Russia's participation, sports minister says
Ukraine officials to boycott Winter Paralympics
EU Commission boycotts Paralympics opening ceremony over Russian and Belarusian flags
European Commissioner for Sport Glenn Micallef has condemned the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in the Milan-Cortina Paralympic Games under their national flags and announced a boyco...

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Russia, Belarus athletes will compete in Paralympics under national flags
Ukraine minister slams Paralympics allowing in some Russian athletes
Russian athletes to compete under own flag at Winter Paralympics
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Tuesday that six Russians and four athletes from neighbouring Belarus had been awarded places at the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.

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Six athletes to compete under Russian flag at Paralympics
Russian athletes have sporting ban lifted at Paralympics with anthem allowed to be played

Ukraine outraged over Olympic ban on athlete honouring war victims

Ukraine has voiced outrage over a decision from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to bar their skeleton slider Vladyslav Heraskevych from competing at the Milan/Cortina Games over a helmet dispute.
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At Camp Ramah in Ukraine, sports and Jewish traditions are an escape from war

(JTA) Ariel Oberfeld spent his childhood summers at a Jewish overnight camp in Wisconsin. This summer, the 17-year-old traveled further afield, to teach sports at Ramah Yachad, a Jewish camp in Ukraine holding its third session since Russia’s invasion.

Ukrainian Olympian tells CNN he will continue honoring athletes killed in war: ‘Some things are more important than sports’

Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych tells CNN he will defy the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and wear his helmet featuring images of athletes killed during the war in Ukraine.

Russian flag and anthem set to return at next month's Paralympics after a decade-long absence

Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade, and the country’s national anthem will be played for any gold medalists