Tag: Paralympics
Russian and Belarusian athletes still won’t get to Beijing Paralympics – Finnish Paralympic Committee chairman: “The only right decision”
The International Paralympic Committee reversed its previous decision that Russians and Belarusians would have been allowed to participate in the Paralympics without country codes. Russia and Belarus are excluded from…
Russian and Belarusian athletes allowed to take part in Paralympics – Finnish Paralympic Committee condemns solution: “Cowardly decision”
The Beijing Paralympics start on Friday. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in the Winter Paralympics in Beijing this week, but athletes will…
“I have mostly wiped tears from my cheeks” – Nette Kiviranta, bluntly excluded from the Paralympics, was appalled by the decision of the International Olympic Committee
Nette Kiviranta found out about the rejection of the Paralympic venue just a week before the day of departure. The International Paralympic Committee is demanding a license from the participants…
A Finnish star was denied entry to the Paralympics – World Cup silver was not enough for the Games
The refusal of Nette Kiviranta’s paralympic venue is based on the rules of the International Paralympic Committee. Para-alpine skier Nette Kiviranta will be left out of the Beijing Paralympics. The…