Great Britain are considering protests at the Winter Paralympics after reacting with fury at the decision to allow Russian athletes to compete in Beijing as ‘neutrals’. However, some individual athletes could refuse to take part against Russians or choose to protest against the war of Ukraine in other ways. ‘They must join the rest of the world in condemning this barbaric invasion by banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing. ‘We will consider the full range of options in protest of this decision, in consultation with UK Sport and the British Paralympic Association. In a statement following the IPC’s announcement on Wednesday, Ukrainian athletes said: ‘As Russian and Belarusian bombs rain down on Ukrainian citizens, the IPC issued another blow to every Ukrainian athlete and citizen.

Source: Daily Mail March 03, 2022 05:05 UTC