Ukrainian Delegation Banned from Wearing National Flag at Paralympics The Ukrainian delegation has been prohibited from wearing their national flag on the Paralympics, with their uniforms featuring a map of Ukraine within its internationally recognized borders, including all temporarily occupied territories. Sushkевич, a representative, stated that the design of the Ukrainian athletes' uniforms is beautiful, symbolic, and clearly conveys that Ukraine exists in the world and Europe with all its territories, free from Russian occupation. The uniform design was created by Ukrainian designer Viktor Anisimov, who also crafted the uniforms for the Ukrainian team at the 2024 Summer Paralympic Games. Notably, ten countries, aside from Ukraine, have decided to boycott the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games on Friday, March 6, in Verona, as a protest against the participation of Russian athletes under their national flag. Meanwhile, several other delegations may also skip the event due to travel restrictions imposed following attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran. Countries planning to miss the ceremony include the Czech Republic, Croatia, Canada, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Netherlands, and Ukraine, according to Craig Spence, head of branding and communications at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Germany was added to the list earlier. The Winter Paralympic Games will take place in Milan and Cortina from March 5 to 16, with Ukraine sending 35 participants to compete in four sports. Please highlight the relevant section of the text and press Ctrl+Enter. Please highlight the relevant section of the text and press Report an error.#ukraine #paralympics #international_paralympic_committee #victor_anisimov #craig_spence
