The Winter Paralympics celebrate its 50th anniversary at Milan Cortina, where Ukraine is expected to boycott the opening ceremony as the Russian flag and national anthem make a return to the global sports stage ....
Ukrainian competitors will boycott the March 6 Paralympics opening ceremony in Verona over the decision to allow some Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags. Follow DW for more ... .
Their fury was sparked by the IPC decision to allow six Russians and four Belarusians to take part under their own flags at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics rather than as neutral athletes.
Russian athletes were initially banned because of a state-sponsored doping program, and the sanctions against Russia have continued since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022 ....
MILAN (AP) — Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics... It will mark the first time a Russian flag has been flown at the Paralympics since the 2014 games in Sochi, Russia.
The United States military seized the Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1, on 7 January after it was accused of breaking US sanctions by carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran... .