Belarusian Paralympic athlete 'disappointed' with IPC's decision, says it's against org's 'code of ethics'

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Sviatlana Sakhanenka, the two-time Paralympic champion from Belarus, said she thought it was unfair for the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to ban Belarusian and Russian athletes from the Paralympic Games.

The skier won gold in 2018 at the Pyeongchang Games in the 15-kilometer free visually impaired and the 1.5-kilometer sprint classical visually impaired and a bronze in the 6-kilometer visually impaired. While she thought she was going to be able to compete in the upcoming games, the IPC reversed course and barred Russian and Belarusian athletes from the games.

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Sviatlana  Sakhanenka of Belarus celebrates with her guide Raman Yashchanka after winning the Cross-Country Skiing - W 1.5km Sprint Classic Final, Visually Impaired on day five of the Pyeongchang 2018 Paralympic Games on March 14, 2018, in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea.  (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

"As for me, the decision of IPC is not understandable and now I realize that I am absolutely defenseless as an athlete," Sakhanenka told Sky Sports through a translator. "You know I have been training for four years and we actually follow the rules of the IPC and its handbook and its code of ethics.

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"And we actually think that depriving us of the possibility to compete according to some political reasons, some political situation is not in compliance with the code of ethics of the IPC handbook."

Russian and Belarusian athletes have been either barred from competition or are being forced to compete under neutral flags due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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