Ukraine will send a full contingent of 20 athletes and nine guides to the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Tuesday
The governing body tweeted a picture of the delegation with the message:"Ukraine's Paralympic Team together earlier today before boarding for #Beijing2022."The IPC declined to share the delegation's whereabouts due to safety concerns.Vladimir Putin is being stripped of his honorary sporting titles amid Ukraine invasionUkrainian athletes will compete in two sports at the Beijing Games -- biathlon and cross-country skiing.
Various international sports organizations have begun imposing sanctions on Russia and its athletes following a recommendation made by the International Olympic Committee's Executive Board on Monday.Governing bodies have so far either suspended Russian teams from competitions or stripped the country of its right to host events.Russian athletes are due to compete under the neutral banner of the Russian Paralympic Committee following a ban imposed in 2020 for historic state-sponsored doping.
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