JUST IN: Russia and Belarus banned from Beijing Paralympics on eve of Games' start
An athlete warming up during a Russian Paralympic Committee Para Ice Hockey training session at National Indoor Stadium in Beijing, China, on Thursday. Photo: Carmen Mandato/Getty Images
that athletes from Russia and Belarus could compete at the Beijing Paralympics, but not as representatives of their countries. Instead, they were to compete under the neutral Paralympic flag. Parsons added that the IPC was "looking at the long-term health and survival of the Paralympic Movement" when it decided that Russian Paralympic Committee and Belarusian Paralympic Committee athletes could take part in Beijing.
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