
I stand with the Paralympians and everything they represent. However, first allowing Russia and Belarus to return and now granting a wild card and fast-tracking participation without qualification? This is unacceptable. While Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine continues, I cannot support the reinstatement of national symbols, flags, anthems and uniforms, that are inseparable from that conflict. For this reason, I will not attend the @Paralympics Opening Ceremony. I do so with respect for the athletes but with clarity about the principles at stake. Sport unites when it stands on principle. It divides when it compromises them. I call on my likeminded counterparts to take the same stand.





























