For the first time in 12 years, Russia will compete under its national flag at the 2026 Paralympic Games — a return that comes despite its ongoing all-out war against Ukraine and a pattern of doping ...

As the Russia flag was hoisted for the first time at a Paralympics since 2014, it cut an incongruous image against the blinding white backdrop of the Dolomites. A symbol that now looks strikingly ...

Russian athletes will compete under their own flag at the Paralympics for the first time in more than a decade, and the country's national anthem will be played for any gold medalists. Tuesday's ...

In mid-June 2025, a rumor spread on social media claiming that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) shared a Flag Day post on X featuring two Russian flags. Flag Day, celebrated annually on June 14, ...

Ukraine and Poland will boycott the Opening Ceremony of next month’s Winter Paralympic Games in Milan-Cortina, protesting a decision to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete under their ...

Russian athletes win bronze in men's and women's downhill standing events IPC lifts ban on Russian flag for Paralympics, sparking criticism Athletes express joy competing under national flag after ...