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IPC president Andrew Parsons confirmed Russian and Belarusian athletes will retain their medals despite the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Russian and Belarusian athletes will be allowed to compete at Beijing 2022 despite the invasion of Ukraine

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, sanctioned by China when he left office at the end of the Trump presidency, arrived in Taiwan on Wednesday and almost immediately referred to it as a country, a highly sensitive red line for Beijing.

Less than two weeks ago, Dmytro Pidruchnyi was competing at the Winter Olympics in Ukraine's national colors. Now he's wearing a military uniform and ballistic helmet. Pidruchnyi is a world champion in biathlon, which combines skiing and shooting, and a three-time Olympian. He returned home from Beijing last week just…

Athletes from Russia and Belarus will compete as neutrals and any medals will not be included on the Games table.

The British government has condemned the move by the International Paralympic Committee to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete

Russian athletes have been given the all-clear to compete at the Winter Paralympics following an International Paralympic Committee (IPC) executive board meeting in Beijing on Wednesday.

The International Paralympic Committee says Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as “neutral athletes” because of their countries’ roles in the war against Ukraine

Russia and Belarus' invasion of Ukraine has seen the country blacklisted by some sports, but athletes from those countries have been given the green light to compete at the Beijing Winter Paralympics