At this month’s Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and even tank tops.

Local organizers at the Milan Cortina Paralympics have defended their actions after Ukraine’s Paralympic committee accused them and the International Paralympic Committee of subjecting Ukraine athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.”.

Ukraine’s Paralympic committee has accused the International Paralympic Committee and Milan Cortina organizers of subjecting Ukraine’s athletes and coaches to “systematic pressure.”.

The Paralympic U-turn on Russian participation in the upcoming Beijing Games isn’t likely to be the end of the story.

None of the 20 athletes from the Ukrainian Paralympics team has reached Beijing with the Games opening at the end of the week.