Paralympic Committee banned Russian and Belarusian athletes after threats of Beijing boycott over Ukraine conflict
Russia is launching a last-ditch court appeal after its athletes were banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics on the eve of competition after a U-turn by the International Paralympic Committee.
“Today’s decision of the International Paralympic Committee to bar our team is a blatant violation of athletes’ rights and a manipulation of the Olympic Charter and human lives’ values in pursuit of political goals.” The ban will affect around 83 athletes from the two countries. Parsons described the situation in the athletes’ village in Beijing as being “untenable” without the ban being implemented due to dissent among athletes as well as NPCs.
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