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Russian Paralympic team to leave Beijing after opting against lodging an appeal

Russia’s Paralympic team are returning home from Beijing after deciding not to appeal against the decision to ban their athletes from competing.

Russian And Belarus Athletes Banned From Beijing Winter Paralympics

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. But organisers reversed that decision less than 24 hours later, meaning 83 athletes from Russia and Belarus, which hosted troops for Moscow's attack, will now be packing their bags and heading home.

'It's a miracle we're here': Ukraine team arrive in Beijing

BEIJING: Having braved bombs and gunfire, Ukraine's athletes have made it safely to Beijing ahead of the Winter Paralympics that begin on Friday (Mar 4), in what Ukrainian paralympic committee president Valeriy Sushkevych described as a miracle.

Tanni Grey-Thompson ‘would really love’ Ukraine to top medal table in Beijing

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson has welcomed the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Winter Paralympics and hopes Ukraine will top the medal table in Beijing.