Ukrainian athletes who participated in the Beijing Paralympics and won 11 gold medals left Beijing on the 15th as Russia's military invasion continued.
Twenty athletes participated in the Beijing Paralympic cross-country skiing and biathlon as Russia's military invasion, which began shortly before the Games, continued to damage the athletes' families and homes.
The players who arrived in Beijing two days before the opening continued to play an active role every day, winning a total of 29 medals, including gold 11, silver 10, and bronze 8, which are the second after China in terms of the number and total number of gold medals. ..
In addition, he continued to send a message calling for peace throughout the tournament, and on the 13th of the final day of the tournament, after winning the 11th gold medal at the relay where there are no gender restrictions on cross-country skiing, the teams lined up and said, "Please. Please stop the war. "
The team, which performed best in Ukraine's history at the Winter Paralympics in the battlefield of their home country, left Beijing on a flight before dawn on the 15th after the 10-day tournament.
The IPC = International Paralympic Committee did not disclose the travel schedule in consideration of the safety of the athletes.