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Russia and Belarus were eventually expelled from the Beijing Paralympic Games that start tomorrow (4th).
The International Paralympic Committee, which was supposed to be allowed to compete, changed its stance after one day after facing fierce criticism.
This is reporter Bae Jung-hoon.
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The International Paralympic Committee and IPC allowed Russia and Belarus to participate in the Paralympic Games with the ambiguous condition of neutrality qualification at an emergency board meeting last night (2nd) night.
Then a Ukrainian journalist protested strongly with a photo of a biathlete who died while participating in the war.
[Reporter Lini/Kiiv Post: Ukrainian biathlete Yevhin died yesterday in a Kharkiv bomb.
What do you think about allowing Russian and Belarusian players, the main agents of aggression, to participate in the tournament where he was unable to participate?]
After that, other participating countries such as England and Germany strongly opposed and boycotted the tournament. After a while, he changed his position.
[Parsons/Chairman of International Paralympic Committee: We have decided to reject the Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in the Paralympic Games.] The
Russian and Belarusian athletes who had arrived in Beijing early to prepare for the Games had to pack their bags and Ukraine, where the skyway was blocked, was not able to compete. About 20 athletes are expected to arrive safely in Beijing and participate in the opening ceremony tomorrow.
(Video editing: Kim Jong-tae)