Should Russia be allowed to take part in the Paralympics?

No

No!

No ... although you can't blame the athletes

Wrong thread, sorry folk.

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Why are people still answering? They’ve been banned!

NO

No

The greater impact the consequences of Putin’s sick mind has on civilians the sooner they will seek change. The absolute scope and inplausibility of Putin’s lies reminds me of Trump at his best (or worst), but thank heavens it’s not Trump in the Whitehouse

No

No No No

They no longer are

No

That they would even think about it let alone participate sickens me.

They have been barred from competing and the same goes for international football.

Quite rightly in my opinion, as all and any sanctions against Russia must be employed to register our disaproval of their invading the Ukraine.

No. The saddest thing is that the athletes need the games because it’s the only way they get help and support to live with their disabilities.

Definitely not.

Bravo to the IPC although I feel it was late and they should have banned Russia and Belarus without the pressure from other countries. The same seemed to happen with FIFA and UEFA. Feel for the athletes but this should be done to put pressure on Russia and Belarus as well as 'flicking the switch on' for the regular Russian people.

No, as it sends the wrong message to Russia.

Also, I believe it was wrong to allow the 15-year-old figure skater Kamila Valieva, who failed a drugs test last month, to continue in the Olympics after her positive test. If you are old enough to be in the Olympics, you are old enough to abide by the rules.

I also wonder if Russian urine tests are accurate, especially as Russia have a habit of continually lying and spreading disinformation.

Grigory Rodchenkov, the former head of Russia's national anti-doping laboratory, the Anti-Doping Center admitted that Russia exchanged clean samples for dirty samples in 2014.
apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-russia-getting-away-with-it-60f7e4f7c54ae3fe65d966ff5a159e9b

Nooooo?

NO!!

No!
I have what is probably a vain hope that the Russian people will turn on Putin. I need to be careful what I wish for, but I hope the Russian military turn on Putin along with the Russian people.
I do not like how Putin does not seem to blink. He has the coldest expression on his face.

NO

As of today they won’t be. Many athletes from other countries were saying they wouldn’t compete against Russia. Also unrest in the athletes village so the Olympics Committee finally came to its senses.
If they had competed there would probably have been yet another drugs scandal so it’s best they go home.

I agree about the message this sends out LauraNorder especially to those Russian people who believe Putin's propaganda.