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 scandals that led to the initial ban.

MILAN (AP) — 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 announcement stands as another indicator that ...

Russian sports minister Mikhail Degtyarev on Saturday defended the return of the Russian flag and anthem to the Paralympics for the first time since 2014, amid a backlash from Ukraine and some European countries.

Varvara Voronchikhina and Aleksei Bugaev won alpine skiing medals on day one of the Games while controversially competing under their own flag

As soon as the decision was made and the official statement was published, the International Judo Federation returned the national flag of Russia back on its official website ABU DHABI, November 27. /TASS/. The International Judo Federation (IJF) has ...

Russia's flag was raised on a Games podium for the first time in a ‌decade as the country won two bronze medals in the men's and women's downhill standing events at the Milano Cortina Paralympics on Saturday.

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 announcement stands as another indicator that Russia and its ...