Ukrainian officers will boycott subsequent month’s Milano Cortina Winter Paralympics over the participation of a handful of Russian and Belarusian athletes who’ve been cleared to compete below their flags.
Russia and Belarus will have a mixed 10 athletes at subsequent month’s Winter Paralympics following Tuesday’s choice by the Worldwide Paralympic Committee.
Ukrainian athletes will nonetheless take half within the March 6-15 Paralympic Video games, however the nation’s sports activities minister, Matviy Bidnyi, stated no Ukraine official can be on the opening ceremony or any occasion of the Video games.
Mr Bidnyi stated: “In response to the outrageous choice to let Russians and Belarusians compete below their nationwide flags, Ukrainian public officers won’t attend the Paralympic Video games.
“We won’t be current on the opening ceremony. We won’t participate in some other official Paralympic occasions.
“We thank each official from the free world who will do the identical.
“We’ll hold preventing!”
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