The UK Government has announced that it will join the boycott of the Winter Paralympics opening and closing ceremonies following the controversial inclusion of Russia and Belarus at the Games.
Friday’s opening ceremony at Milan-Cortina will mark the return of Russian and Belarusian flags on the sporting stage for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The International Olympic Committee approved the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their own flags rather than as neutrals.
