Australia will not join a boycott of the Winter Paralympics opening ceremony organised in protest against Russia's inclusion at the Games.
Ukraine is among eight countries that will skip the opening ceremony at Verona Arena on Friday after the International Paralympic Committee last week invited 10 Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.
Ukrainian athletes can take part in the Paralympics, but the country's sports minister Matvii Bidnyi said its officials will not attend events.
