BEIJING (Reuters) – Ukrainian athletes are expected to reach Beijing in time for the Winter Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed on Tuesday, placing to relaxation considerations about their participation following an invasion by Russia.
IPC president Andrew Parsons final week stated that the Ukrainian delegation confronted an enormous problem to get to the Chinese capital earlier than the beginning of Games, which run from March 4-13.
An IPC spokesperson instructed Reuters {that a} full contingent of 20 athletes and 9 guides could be travelling to Beijing, however declined to share their whereabouts due to security considerations.
The athletes could arrive as early as Wednesday.
Various sports activities federations, together with world soccer governing physique FIFA, have banned groups and athletes from Russia and Belarus following a advice made by the manager board of the International Olympic Committee on Monday.
Belarus has been a key staging space for the invasion.
The IPC will determine the destiny of athletes from the 2 international locations in a board assembly in Beijing on Wednesday.
Ukraine received 22 medals on the Pyeongchang Games 4 years in the past, with all their seven gold medals coming in cross-country snowboarding and the biathlon.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Beijing; Editing by Christian Radnedge)
