"The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has granted 10 athletes from Russia and Belarus wildcard spots for the upcoming Winter Games in Italy and allowed them to compete under their national flags. The IPC on Tuesday told news agencies AFP and SID that the limited number of athletes would be allowed to compete under their own flags. The athletes would be "treated like [those from] any other country," the IPC told AFP."
"Russia and Belarus' Olympics teams were excluded from competiton by both the IOC and the IPC in response to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. This was conducted using Belarussian territory for military movements, giving Russia's troops the shortest possible approach to Kyiv, in an original and failed attempt to rapidly seize the capital. At the last Winter Games, taking place in the immediate aftermath of the invasion, the two countries were subject to a blanket ban."
The International Paralympic Committee granted 10 athletes from Russia and Belarus wildcard spots for the upcoming Winter Games in Italy and allowed them to compete under their national flags. The IPC said the athletes would be treated like athletes from any other country. The International Olympic Committee requires eligible Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Olympics to compete under a neutral flag and anthem as Individual Neutral Athletes. Russia and Belarus had been excluded after Russia's full-scale 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and they faced a blanket ban at the last Winter Games. The IPC lifted its suspension in September, and Russia received places in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing and snowboarding.
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