The Ukrainian national team will boycott the closing ceremony of the 2026 Paralympic Games. The reason is the presence at the closing ceremony of delegations from the aggressor countries of russia and Belarus, which were allowed to participate in the competition under their own flags. The National Paralympic Committee reported this to Suspilne Sport.
At the beginning of the Paralympics, the full committee ignored the opening ceremony because of the presence of russians and Belarusians. In addition to Ukraine, representatives of 15 countries also did not attend the ceremony.
At the 2026 Paralympic Games, the Ukrainian national team won 17 medals, three of which were gold. In the medal standings, the Blue and Yellows are in seventh place.
Top 9 countries of the Paralympics
The closing ceremony of the 2026 Paralympics will take place on Sunday, March 15. It starts at 9.30 p.m.
As the Ukrainian News agency earlier reported, the Defense Intelligence released data on russian Paralympians who fought against Ukraine.
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