Olympic host Italy called on Thursday for a reversal of the decision to let 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes compete with their national flags and anthems at next month’s Paralympic Games. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2026/02/20/italy-opposes-russia-paralympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #paralympics #italy #ukraine #russia #2026milanocortinaparalympics
Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games after the International Paralympic Committee decided to allow Russian athletes to compete under their national flag. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2026/02/19/ukraine-boycott-opening-ceremony-paralympics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #paralympics #2026milanocortinaparalympics
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Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flag. The EU's sports commissioner Glenn Micallef said he would also skip the opening ceremony. FRANCE 24's Camille Corcoran reports.
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Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flag. The EU's sports commissioner Glenn Micallef said he would also skip the opening ceremony. FRANCE 24's Camille Corcoran reports.
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Since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, the number of Ukrainians with disabilities has increased by at least 300,000, according to estimates from the Ukrainian Ministry of Social Policy and international humanitarian groups
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Since the start of the full-scale invasion in February 2022, the number of Ukrainians with disabilities has increased by at least 300,000, according to estimates from the Ukrainian Ministry of Social Policy and international humanitarian groups
This is a vile insult to every single one of them
As Tokyo welcomes the Deaflympics — a century-old celebration of Deaf culture and sport — Japan is starting to listen to calls for improved inclusivity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/15/tokyo-deaflympics-deaf-athletics/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sports #deaflympics #disability #sports #paris #paralympics #tokyo #judo
Ukraine reacted with outrage on Saturday after the International Paralympic Committee lifted a partial suspension of Russia and Belarus imposed since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2025/09/28/paralympic-russia-belarus-suspensions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #paralympics #russia #belarus #russiaukrainewar #ukraine #internationalparalympiccommittee #2026milanocortinaparalympics