Paralympic athletes from Russia and Belarus banned from competing at Beijing 2022 after IPC U-turn

Inside The Games ^ | Michael Houston

[BlackAdderess]

Athletes from the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) and the Paralympic Committee of the Republic of Belarus will not be allowed to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing, following further sanctions from the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Both nations were previously to compete under a neutral banner at the Games in light of the ongoing invasion of Ukraine, although Russian athletes were already competing neutrally under the ruling of the Court of Arbitration for Sport following the nation's doping scandal.

Initially the IPC allowed athletes from the countries to be represented under the Paralympic flag, but quickly performed a U-turn just a day after.

This comes after multiple National Paralympic Committees threatened a boycott, forcing the IPC Governing Board into a change.

IPC President Andrew Parsons said nations were "likely to withdraw" if the two teams were not pulled, stating there would not be a "viable Games".

[BlackAdderess]

The good thing about the Olympics and Para-Olympics is in theory that people can take a break from politics and remind themselves that all nations produce admirable people. This is being lost, there needs to be a line drawn, because in losing this we lose something important.

[BusterDog]

For the love of God!!!

[WMarshal]

Picking on the disabled is the epitome of evil, vacuous virtue-signaling.

[BlackAdderess]

It is indeed, this needs to stop

[berry65]

Your post brings tears to my eyes. 😢. Thank you for sharing such an eloquent statement. Bless you.

[Bob434]

If this had happened under Trump (notmthatnit would, putin would never have attacked under Trump) the left woild,be screaming about Trump attacking disabled people

[Bob434]

What next? The country gonna kick all newborn Russian puppies and kittens, and push elderly rushian women down?

[BlackAdderess]

Thank you :)

[cgbg]

Good leftists throw everybody under the bus—they just change the list of the evil “other” on a moment to moment basis.

[cgbg]

First they went after the anti-vaxxers, now the Russians....

Anybody could be next.

[Pxzftrnqfrn]

That will teach em!

[kearnyirish2]

Well, Newark NJ wants to get rid of two Lukoil stations (which is about 1/2 of the remaining business community):

https://dailyvoice.com/new-jersey/essex/politics/newark-looking-to-ban-lukoil-gas-station-license/827027/#:~:text=New%20Jersey%27s%20largest%20city%20is%20working%20to%20suspend,the%20city%27s%20Lukoil%20stations%20are%20on%20McCarter%20Highway.

And yes, they are kicking the kittens down:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/03/russia-cat-ban-ukraine-war/

[The Antiyuppie]

What kind of Karens thought that this was a good idea.

[tlozo]

Picking on the disabled is the epitome of evil, vacuous virtue-signaling.

It was the other disabled athletes, who threatened to boycott if Russia was allowed to compete. They understood that Putin's invasion will cause thousands of people to be disabled.

Multiple teams threatened boycott that could have halted games

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-03/beijing-paralympics-boots-russia-belarus-amid-athlete-protest

[tlozo]

IPC President Parsons:"You are victims of your Governments' actions.

Correct.

[SJSAMPLE]

That’s a shame, because Ukraine is making a lot more of them.

[NWFree]

So much for all that inclusion and good will crap 🤪

[BlackAdderess]

The Cancel-Culture variety that fails to realize the potential of of this time-honored tradition to help bring about peace as well as to put guardrails around our worst impulses.