sixth March 2026
The nation solely had one athlete who was as a result of take part, cross-country skier, Aboulfazl Khatibi Mianaei. NEW
The Worldwide Paralympic Committee, IPC, stated the solitary athlete who was making ready to characterize the nation on the Video games “can’t journey safely to Italy” due to the battle within the Center East.
The IPC president, Andrew Parsons, stated it was “actually disappointing for world sport and particularly for Aboulfazl” that he could be unable to participate within the Video games.
“For the reason that battle started on Saturday, the IPC and the Milan-Cortina 2026 organising committee have been working tirelessly behind the scenes with the NPC [national Paralympic committee] and nationwide ski federation to search out various routes for the secure passage of the Iran delegation to the Video games,” added Parsons.
“Nonetheless, with the battle ongoing throughout the Center East, the danger to human life is simply too excessive.”
The 23-year-old has competed on the previous two Winter Paralympics and was set to race within the males’s dash basic standing and the boys’s 10km interval begin basic standing.
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