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flag The 2026 Winter Paralympics opened in Milan-Cortina amid global conflict, with war-related disruptions, athlete challenges, and diplomatic tensions over Russia and Belarus’ participation.

flag The 2026 Winter Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina, Italy, opened amid global conflicts that breached the symbolic Olympic truce, with airstrikes by Israel and the U.S. against Iran and Iranian retaliatory strikes disrupting travel and overshadowing the event. flag Athletes from Iran, Israel, and the U.S. competed despite tensions, including one athlete whose family remained stranded in Doha, Qatar, after a flight was diverted. flag The International Paralympic Committee’s decision to allow athletes from Russia and Belarus to compete under their national flags sparked boycotts of the opening ceremony by at least six countries, adding diplomatic strain to the Games.

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