France prevented the entry of two Russian Paralympic athletes

According to the Tasnim news agency, two prominent Russian athletes, including 2020 Games champion swimmer Andrey Granichka and Tokyo 2020 silver medalist in table tennis Victoria Safonova, were banned from participating in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.

Earlier, the Russian Paralympic Committee announced that it had sent a request to the French government so that the athletes could participate in the competition.

The opening ceremony of the Paris Paralympics will be held tonight.

Athletes from Russia and Belarus will compete in the Paralympic Games in Paris without their country's flag and national anthem under neutral status.

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