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Ukraine will boycott opening ceremony of 2026 Winter Paralympic Games due to presence of athletes from Russia and Belarus

The National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine has stated that the team will not take part in the opening ceremony of the Winter Games-2026.

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Ukraine to boycott Paralympic Games ceremony due to Russian participation

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Ukrainian officials to boycott Winter Paralympics after Russian athletes were allowed to compete under country's flag

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Hosts Italy voice ‘absolute opposition’ to Russia flag flying at Winter Paralympics

Italy, the Winter Olympic hosts, has called for a reversal of the decision to let 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes compete with national flags and anthems at next month’s Paralympic Games.

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Lithuanian PM to boycott Paralympics over participation of Russians and Belarusians

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Ukraine minister criticises Paralympics for allowing Russian athletes to compete

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Ukraine Paralympians to boycott opening ceremony

The organisation has also made a "demand that the Ukrainian flag not be used".

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Ukraine rules out boycott of 2026 Paralympics despite Russian and Belarusian athletes being allowed to compete

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Host Italy against Russian flag for athletes at Paralympics

Ukrainian skeleton racer banned from the Olympics receives $200,000 after honoring fallen athletes

The symbol of the helmet was not a collection of abstract designs; it was actually a visual representation of real people. The faces of over 20 members of the Ukrainian Olympic Team killed during Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine were designed as part of the helmet.

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Ukrainian Olympian out of Winter Games over helmet honoring fallen countrymen

Ukrainian Olympic athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was out of the 2026 Winter Olympics over a helmet honoring athletes and coaches killed in the war with Russia.

Shakhtar boss pays Ukrainian skeleton racer Heraskevych $200,000 after Games disqualification

The owner of Ukrainian football club donated more than $200,000 to skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych after the athlete was disqualified from the Winter Games before competing over the use of a helmet depicting Ukrainian athletes killed in the war with Russia.