Russia, Belarus athletes allowed to compete under national flag in 2026 Paralympics

Ukrainian athletes will still compete at next month's Parolympics despite the presence of Russian and Barucian athletes, but the country's top sports minister said that officials from the country will not be attending as a boycott. Athletes from Russia haven't competed at the Parolympics since 2014, and Barucian athletes haven't competed there since 2022. But that's about to change after the International Parolympic Committee announced Wednesday that 10 athletes, six from Russia and four from Belarus, will ...