Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Curtain closes on Games as China and Ukraine star
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Curtain closes on Games as China and Ukraine star

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Beijing’s Winter Paralympics closed Sunday following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors as well as stellar performances from the host nation and athletes from war-torn Ukraine. Beijing: Beijing’s Winter Paralympics closed Sunday following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors as well as stellar performances from the host nation and athletes from war-torn Ukraine. In his closing ceremony speech, International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons hailed the athletes as “beacons of hope, and champions for peace”. “It’s one of the most incredible displays of resilience I’ve ever seen in my life, in or outside of sport.” China emerged as a force to be reckoned with — topping the medal count ahead of Ukraine, Canada, France and the United States — with 18 golds and 61 medals in all.

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China leaves Paris Paralympics in success
3 months, 1 week ago

China leaves Paris Paralympics in success

China Daily  

China's flag bearers Jiang Yuyan and Di Dongdong during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sept 8, 2024. According to delegation secretary-general Chang Zheng, Team China showed an overall improvement in Paris, with the number of gold-winning sports rising from 9 in the previous Games to 12. "Both veteran and young athletes displayed their talents, with the …

Paris 2024 Paralympics close to begin new era of inclusion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Paralympics close to begin new era of inclusion

China Daily  

China's flag bearers Jiang Yuyan and Di Dongdong during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sept 8, 2024. PARIS - Amid a festive atmosphere of lights and music, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games came to a close on Sunday evening, honoring the para athletes who amazed audiences with their remarkable performances over the past 11 days. During …

Paris 2024 Paralympics close to begin new era of inclusion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Paralympics close to begin new era of inclusion

China Daily  

Xinhua Updated: 2024-09-09 Large | Medium | Small China's flag bearers Jiang Yuyan and Di Dongdong during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sept 8, 2024. PARIS - Amid a festive atmosphere of lights and music, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games came to a close on Sunday evening, honoring the para athletes who amazed audiences with their …

Paralympics end with spectacular light show and dance party in Paris
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Paralympics end with spectacular light show and dance party in Paris

Al Jazeera  

The Paralympic Games have come to an end with a spectacular light show and dance party capping a final day of competition that saw two world records fall. Addressing the closing ceremony at a packed Stade de France, chief Paris 2024 organiser and former gold medal-winning canoeist Tony Estanguet said the six weeks of the Paralympics and the Olympics would …

Friendships forged in gold at Paris Paralympics
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Friendships forged in gold at Paris Paralympics

China Daily  

China Daily Updated: 2024-09-09 Large | Medium | Small China's Jiang Yuyan, gold medallist in the Women's 100m Backstroke at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, celebrates on the podium with the silver and bronze medallists at Paris La Defense Arena in France on Sept 7. From Athens 2004 to Paris 2024, China's Paralympic delegation has maintained its dominance in six consecutive …

Paris 2024 Paralympics close to begin new era of inclusion
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Paris 2024 Paralympics close to begin new era of inclusion

China Daily  

China's flag bearers Jiang Yuyan and Di Dongdong during the closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Sept 8, 2024. PARIS - Amid a festive atmosphere of lights and music, the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games came to a close on Sunday evening, honoring the para athletes who amazed audiences with their remarkable performances over the past 11 days. During …

Chinese authorities congratulate athletes on Paralympic achievements
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese authorities congratulate athletes on Paralympic achievements

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's central authorities sent a congratulatory message to the country's Paralympic delegation on Sunday for their accomplishments and sportsmanship at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. "You have won glory for our country and people, and we extend warm congratulations and heartfelt compliments to you," read a message jointly sent by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

Chinese authorities congratulate athletes on Paralympic achievements
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Chinese authorities congratulate athletes on Paralympic achievements

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's central authorities sent a congratulatory message to the country's Paralympic delegation on Sunday for their accomplishments and sportsmanship at the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games. "You have won glory for our country and people, and we extend warm congratulations and heartfelt compliments to you," read a message jointly sent by the Communist Party of China Central Committee and …

Paralympics | Day 1: China claims four golds, multiple new records set
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paralympics | Day 1: China claims four golds, multiple new records set

China Daily  

Xinhua Updated: 2024-08-30 Large | Medium | Small Wang Xiaomei of China reacts during the award ceremony after the women's C1-3 3000m individual pursuit final of para cycling track at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, France, Aug. 29, 2024. On the opening day of the 2024 Paris Paralympic Games, Chinese athletes secured four gold and one silver medals …

Paris Paralympics 2024 open in blaze of hope and inclusivity
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Paralympics 2024 open in blaze of hope and inclusivity

The Hindu  

The 2024 Paralympics opened in Paris on Wednesday in a colourful and hope-filled ceremony, starting 11 days of competition in a city still riding the wave of the successful Olympics. French President Emmanuel Macron declared the Games open during a ceremony in a balmy Place de la Concorde in central Paris — the first time a Paralympic opening ceremony has …

Chinese Paralympics delegation to leave for Paris on Wednesday
4 months ago

Chinese Paralympics delegation to leave for Paris on Wednesday

China Daily  

Xinhua Updated: 2024-08-21 Large | Medium | Small BEIJING -- The Chinese Paralympic delegation will leave for Paris on Wednesday in two batches, which was announced at a motivational conference held in Beijing on Tuesday, with all delegation members' taking part. At the conference, Cheng Kai, leader of the Chinese Paralympics delegation, also the president of China's Disabled Persons Federation, …

Chinese Paralympics delegation to leave for Paris on Wednesday
4 months ago

Chinese Paralympics delegation to leave for Paris on Wednesday

China Daily  

BEIJING -- The Chinese Paralympic delegation will leave for Paris on Wednesday in two batches, which was announced at a motivational conference held in Beijing on Tuesday, with all delegation members' taking part. At the conference, Cheng Kai, leader of the Chinese Paralympics delegation, also the president of China's Disabled Persons Federation, stressed that the delegation members are supposed to …

Chinese Paralympics delegation to leave for Paris on Wednesday
4 months ago

Chinese Paralympics delegation to leave for Paris on Wednesday

China Daily  

BEIJING -- The Chinese Paralympic delegation will leave for Paris on Wednesday in two batches, which was announced at a motivational conference held in Beijing on Tuesday, with all delegation members' taking part. At the conference, Cheng Kai, leader of the Chinese Paralympics delegation, also the president of China's Disabled Persons Federation, stressed that the delegation members are supposed to …

516-member Paralympic team formed
4 months, 1 week ago

516-member Paralympic team formed

China Daily  

China Daily Updated: 2024-08-17 Large | Medium | Small This photo taken on Aug 16, 2024 shows a general view at the inaugural meeting of the Chinese delegation for Paris 2024 Paralympic Games in Beijing, capital of China. China's delegation for the upcoming Paris Paralympics, marking its 11th appearance at the Summer Paralympic Games, includes 126 male and 158 female …

Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony: IOC
9 months ago

Russian, Belarusian athletes will not take part in Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony: IOC

The Hindu  

Olympic chiefs announced Tuesday that Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in this summer’s Paris Games under a neutral flag will not be able to take part in the opening ceremony. Individual Neutral Athletes from either country “will not participate in the parade of delegations and teams during the opening ceremony since they are individual athletes”, IOC director James Macleod said …

China makes splashes at Deaflympics
9 months, 1 week ago

China makes splashes at Deaflympics

China Daily  

Podium finishers of women's cross-country skiing team sprint during the awarding ceremony at the Winter Deaflympics at Kandilli Biathlon Centre in Erzurum, Turkiye March 9, 2024. Chinese athletes topped the medal tally while finishing the second in the gold medal count at the Winter Deaflympics 2024 held in Erzurum, Turkiye till on Monday. China grabbed seven gold, seven silver and …

Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Paralympics organizers bar Russians and Belarusians from opening and closing ceremonies in Paris

Associated Press  

BONN, Germany — Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred Wednesday from marching in this year’s Paralympics opening ceremony in Paris, even if they are approved to compete as neutrals. The International Paralympic Committee set limits on athletes from the two countries which are stricter than those detailed by the International Olympic Committee for the Paris Games that open one month …

Russia, Belarus have Paralympic membership suspension overturned, but athletes still barred
1 year, 7 months ago

Russia, Belarus have Paralympic membership suspension overturned, but athletes still barred

The Hindu  

Russia and its ally Belarus have had their suspension from membership of the International Paralympic Committee overturned on appeal but their athletes remain barred from competing in IPC-run events. The IPC said on Friday that its independent appeals tribunal had ruled that the IPC membership should have considered more evidence before voting to suspend the two countries’ national Paralympic organizations …

Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held

China Daily  

BEIJING -- A ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of April 8 to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. A streamer hanged outside the balcony of the second floor reads "Rally closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at …

Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held
2 years, 8 months ago

Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics review and awards ceremony held

China Daily  

BEIJING -- A ceremony was held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the morning of April 8 to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. A streamer hanged outside the balcony of the second floor reads "Rally closely around the CPC Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at …

每日一词∣北京冬残奥会中国体育代表团 Chinese delegation for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games
2 years, 9 months ago

每日一词∣北京冬残奥会中国体育代表团 Chinese delegation for the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games

China Daily  

在北京2022年冬残奥会上，中国体育代表团夺得18枚金牌、20枚银牌、23枚铜牌，在金牌榜、奖牌榜居第1位，取得了我国参加冬残奥会的历史最好成绩。 The Chinese delegation won 18 gold medals, 20 silvers and 23 bronzes at the Games and ranked first in both gold count and overall medal count at the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, achieving the best results in the history of China's participation in Winter Paralympics. 3月13日晚，北京2022年冬残奥会闭幕式在北京国家体育场举行。（图片来源：新华社） 【知识点】 3月13日晚，北京2022年冬残奥会圆满落幕。本届北京冬残奥会是中国体育代表团规模最大、运动员人数最多、参赛项目最全的一届。代表团共有96名运动员，其中85名为首次参加冬残奥会，占88.5%，平均年龄25岁。远动员们在本届冬残奥会的赛场上书写了历史。冰上项目全面进入世界强队行列，轮椅冰壶队自平昌冬残奥会夺冠后，这次成功卫冕；残奥冰球队首次参加冬残奥会，就历史性地取得了铜牌；本届赛事之前，中国运动员从未在冬残奥会雪上项目上获得过奖牌，此次残奥高山滑雪、单板滑雪、越野滑雪和冬季两项四个大项均获得金牌，实现了历史性突破。 【重要讲话】 办好北京冬奥会、冬残奥会，是中国对国际社会的庄严承诺。中方举办一届简约、安全、精彩的奥运盛会，为各国冰雪健儿提供超越自我的舞台，有助于实现建设健康中国目标，同时也为新冠肺炎疫情困扰下的世界注入信心和力量。 To host a successful Beijing Winter Olympics and …

Beyond Paralympics: Building an accessible society for all
2 years, 9 months ago

Beyond Paralympics: Building an accessible society for all

China Daily  

A fireworks display marks the close of the 2022 Beijing Winter Paralympics at the National Stadium in Beijing on March 13, 2022. One legacy greater than the stunning total of 61 medals won by China – 18 golds, 20 silvers, and 23 bronzes – is the seed of an accessible society in all respects for people living with disabilities. Efforts …

Volunteers ensure success of Games
2 years, 9 months ago

Volunteers ensure success of Games

China Daily  

Students from the City University of Zhengzhou work as security volunteers during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. During the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on Feb 20, a video about the work of volunteers was broadcast, and representatives of the volunteers were honored for their contributions to the Games. "It may be a once-in-a-lifetime …

Volunteers ensure success of Games
2 years, 9 months ago

Volunteers ensure success of Games

China Daily  

Students from the City University of Zhengzhou work as security volunteers during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics. During the closing ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics held on Feb 20, a video about the work of volunteers was broadcast, and representatives of the volunteers were honored for their contributions to the Games. "It may be a once-in-a-lifetime …

Photos: Curtain closes on Paralympics as China and Ukraine star
2 years, 9 months ago

Photos: Curtain closes on Paralympics as China and Ukraine star

Al Jazeera  

Beijing’s winter Paralympic Games has closed following a ban on Russian and Belarusian competitors – and after stellar performances from athletes from host nation China and from war-torn Ukraine. At the “Bird’s Nest” stadium in the capital on Sunday, China handed the Paralympics flag to Italy’s Milano Cortina, which is gearing up to stage the games in four years. After …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine equal best-ever display at Games with hat-trick of gold on Day 7
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine equal best-ever display at Games with hat-trick of gold on Day 7

Firstpost  

Ukraine are second on the overall medal tally, behind China, with a 25-medal haul including a record nine gold. Zhangjiakou, China: Days after learning her Kharkiv home was bombed, Ukrainian athlete Liudmyla Liashenko steeled herself on Friday for a gold medal performance on day seven of Beijing’s Winter Paralympics. Team veteran Vitalii Lukianenko, was unable to win his third gold …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine team defy heartbreak to win bittersweet golds
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukraine team defy heartbreak to win bittersweet golds

Firstpost  

It was a bittersweet day for Ukraine with nine medals and a clean sweep of two biathlon events Tuesday — just as one athlete learned her father had been taken prisoner by Russian troops. Zhangjiakou, China: It was a bittersweet day for Ukraine at the Winter Paralympics with nine medals and a clean sweep of two biathlon events Tuesday — …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Hat-trick of gold medals propel Canada from sixth to third spot
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Hat-trick of gold medals propel Canada from sixth to third spot

Firstpost  

On the third day of action in the Chinese capital, Natalie Wilkie powered home in the standing long distance cross-country skiing event, while fellow Canadian Brian McKeever, 42, claimed victory in the visually impaired category. Beijing, China: A hat-trick of gold medals propelled Canada from sixth to third in the Beijing Winter Paralympics’ medal table on Monday, as hosts China …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: China surges to top of medal tally with four golds on Day 2
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: China surges to top of medal tally with four golds on Day 2

Firstpost  

Chinese athletes asserted home turf dominance on day two of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, netting four gold medals in alpine and cross country skiing events. Beijing: Chinese athletes asserted home turf dominance on day two of the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, netting four gold medals in alpine and cross country skiing events. The host nation now top the medal …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukrainian athletes dig deep, race to top of medal table on Day 1
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: Ukrainian athletes dig deep, race to top of medal table on Day 1

Firstpost  

Ukrainians showed resilience in the face of the turmoil engulfing their war-torn homeland Saturday, racing to the top of the medal table on Day 1 of the Games with an impressive haul of seven. Beijing: Ukrainian athletes showed resilience in the face of the turmoil engulfing their war-torn homeland Saturday, racing to the top of the medal table on day …

Paralympics: Ukraine athletes call for peace after medal haul on day one
2 years, 9 months ago

Paralympics: Ukraine athletes call for peace after medal haul on day one

The Hindu  

Ukraine's athletes put a difficult week behind them as they clinched seven medals including three golds in biathlon to move to the top of the medal table on an emotional first day at the Beijing Winter Paralympics on Saturday. The 20-member Ukrainian contingent almost didn't make it to the Chinese capital after Russia invaded their country just over a week …

Ukraine top Winter Paralympics medal table with three golds on opening day
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine top Winter Paralympics medal table with three golds on opening day

The Independent  

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Ukraine's Paralympians …

As war rages, Paralympics open in Beijing without Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

As war rages, Paralympics open in Beijing without Russia

Associated Press  

BEIJING — The Winter Paralympics opened Friday in Beijing with the Russian athletes sent home, the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get to China and an impassioned call for peace. “Tonight, I want, I must begin with a message of peace,” Parsons said in brief remarks to the athletes and spectators at the Bird’s Nest stadium. “As the …

Banned Russian athletes to leave Beijing after deciding against appeal
2 years, 9 months ago

Banned Russian athletes to leave Beijing after deciding against appeal

The Hindu  

Russia's contingent at the 2022 Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing plans to leave China after being banned from participating because of the country's invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Paralympic Committee said on Friday. RELATED| Russian and Belarusian athletes were barred from the Winter Paralympics by the International Paralympic Committee on Thursday after initially being allowed to compete as neutrals. Russian …

As war rages, Paralympics Games open in Beijing without Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

As war rages, Paralympics Games open in Beijing without Russia

The Hindu  

The 2022 Winter Paralympics opens on March 4 in Beijing, with the Russian athletes sent home and the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get here. "It's a miracle that we have made it to the Paralympics," the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Valerii Sushkevych, told a news conference on the eve of the Games. Paralympics organisers initially announced …

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: As war rages, Games opening in Beijing without Russia
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics 2022: As war rages, Games opening in Beijing without Russia

Firstpost  

The 2022 Winter Paralympics open Friday in Beijing, with the Russian athletes sent home and the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get here. “It’s a miracle that we have made it to the Paralympics," the head of the Ukrainian delegation, Valerii Sushkevych, told a news conference on the eve of the Games. Paralympics organizers initially announced that Russians …

Beijing Winter Paralympics open after athlete ban controversy
2 years, 9 months ago

Beijing Winter Paralympics open after athlete ban controversy

Al Jazeera  

International Olympic Committee called on sporting federations to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes after Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Athletes paraded through Beijing’s national stadium as the Winter Paralympics opened after a storm of controversy surrounding the banning of Russian and Belarusian athletes due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. But on Friday, focus returned to the competition as Chinese President Xi …

Athletes force a change in ban of Russians at Paralympics
2 years, 9 months ago

Athletes force a change in ban of Russians at Paralympics

Associated Press  

Athletes around the world cheered when leaders of the Paralympics booted Russia from the Games. “It is because of the athletes,” said Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, who has been living about 100 miles from Ukraine’s capital of Kyiv, fearful of an attack by Russian troops who invaded the country earlier this week. Rob Koehler, the head of the advocacy …

Winter Paralympics: Ukraine team arrives in Beijing
2 years, 9 months ago

Winter Paralympics: Ukraine team arrives in Beijing

The Hindu  

Having braved bombs and gunfire, Ukraine's athletes have made it safely to Beijing ahead of the Winter Paralympics that begin on Friday, in what Ukrainian paralympic committee president Valeriy Sushkevych described as a miracle. Ukraine has been under siege following an invasion by Russia, which prompted the International Paralympic Committee on Thursday to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the …

Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from Winter Paralympics
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from Winter Paralympics

Firstpost  

The International Paralympic Committee had just a day earlier said athletes from the two countries would be allowed to compete as “neutrals” in the Games, which start on Friday. Russian and Belarusian athletes were on Thursday banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics over the war in Ukraine, with organisers bowing to international pressure and threats of a boycott. Multiple Paralympics …

Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Winter Paralympics in stunning about-face
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian, Belarusian athletes out of Winter Paralympics in stunning about-face

The Hindu  

In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games for their countries’ roles in the war in Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said on Thursday in Beijing. The about-face comes less than 24 hours after the IPC on Wednesday announced it would allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete when the Games open …

Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from Paralympics over Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from Paralympics over Ukraine

Al Jazeera  

International Paralympic Committee says Russian and Belarusian athletes cannot take part in events, and are ‘victims’ of their governments’ actions. The International Paralympic Committee just a day earlier said athletes from the two countries would be allowed to compete as “neutrals” in the Games, which start on Friday. Multiple Paralympics committees around the world, teams and athletes had threatened not …

Russians face more sports sanctions, but not at Paralympics
2 years, 9 months ago

Russians face more sports sanctions, but not at Paralympics

Associated Press  

DÜSSELDORF, Germany — With the exception of the upcoming Paralympics, Russian athletes were restricted from competing in more sporting events around the world on Wednesday as owner Roman Abramovich put English Premier League club Chelsea up for sale. The International Paralympic Committee, however, said Russians and Belarusians would be able to compete in Beijing as “neutral athletes” without national symbols. …

Decision to allow Russian athletes at Winter Paralympics draws backlash
2 years, 9 months ago

Decision to allow Russian athletes at Winter Paralympics draws backlash

Firstpost  

Russian athletes were cleared Wednesday to compete at the Paralympics under the shadow of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but the decision by the organisers was met with an immediate backlash. The International Paralympic Committee held a meeting and posted a brief statement saying athletes from Russia as well as Belarus, which hosted troops for the invasion, would be allowed to …

Russians face more sports sanctions, but not at Paralympics
2 years, 9 months ago

Russians face more sports sanctions, but not at Paralympics

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Other sports bodies which have so far let Russians …

Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete as neutrals at Beijing Winter Games
2 years, 9 months ago

Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete as neutrals at Beijing Winter Games

The Hindu  

Russian and Belarusian athletes can compete as neutrals at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee said on Wednesday, despite calls to ban them following Russia's invasion of Ukraine for which Belarus has been a key staging area. The International Olympic Committee this week recommended that sports federations suspend teams and athletes from the two countries but added …

Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount

Associated Press  

GENEVA — More and more sports are following the appeal of the International Olympic Committee and banning Russian athletes from competing in the wake of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Russia was barred from competing in international ice skating, skiing, basketball, track and some tennis events Tuesday, a day after being kicked out of soccer competitions and hockey — Vladimir …

Ukraine’s 20 athletes expected to make it for Paralympics
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine’s 20 athletes expected to make it for Paralympics

Associated Press  

Ukraine’s 20 athletes for the Winter Paralympics are expected to be in Beijing in time for Friday’s opening ceremony, IPC spokesman Craig Spence told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The International Paralympic Committee board is to meet Wednesday and could put further sanctions on Russian athletes or expel them from the Paralympics. Russian athletes in last month’s Winter Olympics competed …

Ukraine's 20 athletes expected to make it for Paralympics
2 years, 9 months ago

Ukraine's 20 athletes expected to make it for Paralympics

India TV News  

Ukraine's 20 athletes for the Winter Paralympics are expected to be in Beijing in time for Friday's opening ceremony, IPC spokesman Craig Spence told The Associated Press on Tuesday. The International Paralympic Committee board is to meet Wednesday and could put further sanctions on Russian athletes or expel them from the Paralympics. Russian athletes in last month's Winter Olympics competed …

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