Ukrainas paralympier gör succé – 17 medaljer hittills

The 2022 Winter Paralympics (Chinese: 2022年冬季残疾人奥林匹克运动会; pinyin: 2022 Nián Dōngjì Cánjí Rén Àolínpǐkè Yùndònghuì), commonly known as Beijing 2022, is an international winter multi-sport parasports event currently taking place in Beijing, People's Republic of China. It is scheduled to last from 4 to 13 March 2022. This is the 13th Winter Paralympic Games, as administered by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). Beijing was selected as host city for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in 2015 at the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; taking into account its hosting of the 2008 Summer Paralympics, Beijing is the first city to have hosted both the Summer and Winter Olympics as well as the Summer and Winter Paralympics. These Games will feature 564 athletes representing 46 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs), competing in 78 medal events across six sports. Participation in the Games has been impacted by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine; the International Olympic Committee (IOC) condemned Russia for violating the Olympic Truce, and called for both Russia and its supporter Belarus to be excluded from international sporting events. While the IPC initially announced that the countries' athletes would be allowed to compete independently under the Paralympic flag, it backtracked on 3 March 2022–the eve of the opening ceremonies–following threats of a boycott by multiple NPCs, and announced that Belarusian and Russian athletes would be prohibited from competing.