Andrew Parsons

IMAGE: Volunteer leads Ukraine contingent during the athletes’ parade. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Ukrainian athletes were given a warm welcome on a chilly Beijing evening as the Winter Paralympics opened on Friday, after Russian…

IMAGE: A general view of athletes training during a Russian Paralympic Committee Para Ice Hockey training session. Photograph: Steph Chambers/Getty Images In a stunning reversal, Russian and Belarusian athletes have been banned from the…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week has united the world of sports like no other event in recent history. In the days following the call by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for sports federations to bar athletes and officials…

IMAGE: The IOC also urged federations to ensure that no athlete or sports official from Russia or Belarus would be allowed to take part under the name of Russia or Belarus. Photograph: Pierre Albouy/Reuters The International Olympic…