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13th Winter Paralympics are open
STORY: Impressive pictures from China. The Beijing Winter Paralympic Games were officially opened on Friday. But to what extent people felt like celebrating, you can’t say for sure. Because the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine overshadows the major sporting event. Russia and Belarus had been excluded from the Paralympics the day before. The Russian Paralympic Committee therefore announced the return home. Because you see no chance of success with the lawsuit, it said. As with the Winter Olympics, there are other key issues in addition to the sporting events: These include human rights violations in China or the extreme isolation of the athletes due to the corona pandemic. The 13th Paralympic Winter Games run until March 13th.
The major Paralympic sporting event is overshadowed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.