Paralympics

Ukrainian Paralympian wins medal after training with ChatGPT

Ukrainian Paralympian Maksym Murashkovskyi won a silver medal in biathlon for visually impaired athletes and said he prepared for the Winter Paralympics with the help of an AI chatbot, ChatGPT, in an interview with The Athletic on March 11.

11 March, 11:56 AM

More countries to skip Paralympics opening over Russian flags

Austrian, Romanian, and UK officials will skip the 2026 Winter Paralympics opening ceremony after the International Paralympic Committee allowed Russia and Belarus to compete under their national flags, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on March 4.

4 March, 11:08 PM

FM Sybiha calls for boycott of Paralympics opening ceremony

Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said he has instructed Ukrainian ambassadors to ask officials in countries where they serve not to take part in the Paralympic Games’ opening ceremony unless the International Paralympic Committee reverses its decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their national flags.

19 February, 02:16 AM

Beleniuk calls out IOC, IPC for Russia concessions

Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling champion Zhan Beleniuk condemned the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee for what he called shameful concessions to Russia, including the recent full reinstatement of the Russian Paralympic Committee, in a Telegram post on Feb. 17.

18 February, 12:50 PM

Ukrainian Paralympic athletes to claim medals after Russian doping disqualification

The Ukrainian Paralympic team is set to add more medals to its collection from the Sochi-2014, following the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) recognizing a violation of anti-doping rules by Russian athlete Mykola Polukhin.

28 March 2025, 09:01 AM

‘Many of them dreamed’ – American athlete reminds the world of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia

American athlete of Ukrainian descent, Oksana Masters, has announced that she will donate part of her prize money to help those affected by Russia's bloody war against Ukraine if she wins a Paralympic medal.

4 September 2024, 11:14 AM

Russia boycotts 2024 Paralympics opening

The opening ceremony of the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris is set for Aug. 28.

27 August 2024, 06:08 PM

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