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Chef de mission Phil Smith says ParalympicsGB were adamant Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be allowed to compete at Beijing 2022 due to the “horrific” events in Ukraine.
Having braved bombs and gunfire, Ukraine's athletes have made it safely to Beijing ahead of the Winter Paralympics that begin on Friday, in what Ukrainian Paralympic committee president Valeriy Sushkevych described as a miracle.
Para-skier Menna Fitzpatrick became Britain's most successful Winter Paralympian, along with guide Jen Kehoe, when they won gold, two silvers and a bronze in Pyeongchang at the 2018 Games. Along with guide Gary Smith, a late replacement for Katie Guest, she will bid for more success at the 2022 Games in Beijing, which start on 4 March. This is her third BBC Sport column.
Click on the video player above to watch live action from the ISU world speed skating championships in Hamar, Norway — featuring sprint and allround combinations, and team sprint competitions.
Canadian athletes faced tough challenges amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. Training facilities shuttered for weeks at a time. Opportunities to compete internationally were few and far between because of travel restrictions.
Russian and Belarusian athletes were given the all-clear Wednesday to compete at the upcoming Winter Paralympics, which open this week under the shadow of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has urged sporting federations across the world to exclude athletes from Russia as well as Belarus, which hosted troops before the invasion. But on Wednesday the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) held a meeting and posted a brief statement saying athletes from the two countries would be allowed to compete as "neutrals".
LONDON: Belarusian clubs and the national team will have to play all their home matches in UEFA competitions at neutral venues with no spectators allowed, European football's governing body announced on Thursday (Mar 3).
Paralympic star Marcel Hug backed the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian athletes from the Winter Games in Beijing but feels for the sporting stars caught up in the situation.