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BEIJING : Russia's contingent at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing plan to leave China after being banned from participating because of the country's invasion of Ukraine, the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) said on Friday.
The Russian Paralympic Committee will not appeal against the decision to ban its athletes from competing in the 2022 Winter Games in Beijing.
Peace talks are still underway between Russia and Ukraine with the second round of negotiations taking place yesterday (March 3).
Igor Stimac's list of 38 probables named on Friday for the preparatory camp ahead of the two international friendly matches to be played in Manama, Bahrain later this month. Goalkeepers Prabhshukhan Gill and Mohammad Nawaz, defenders Deepak Tangri and Roshan Singh, and midfielders Vikram Partap Singh, VP Suhair, Aniket Jadav and Jerry Mawihmingthanga got their maiden national camp call-up for the matches against Bahrain (March 23) and Belarus (March 26). There is still a cloud of uncertainty whether India will play against Belarus on March 26 as the All India Football Federation had said on Tuesday that it was trying to "avoid" playing against the east European country which had extended support to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Russian and Belarusian athletes were on Thursday banned from the Beijing Winter Paralympics over the war in Ukraine, with organisers bowing to international pressure and threats of a boycott. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) had just a day earlier said athletes from the two countries would be allowed to compete as "neutrals" in the Games, which start on Friday. It said that was the "harshest punishment" the IPC could dish out under its rules.
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Elina Svitolina says she was inspired to victory in her second-round match at the Monterrey Open thanks to seeing Ukrainian flags in the crowd.
Russia’s Paralympic team are returning home from Beijing after deciding not to appeal against the decision to ban their athletes from competing.