Polish TV to Stop Paralympic Opening Ceremony Broadcast During Belarusian and Russian Athletes' Entry
Previously, four European countries — Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland — completely refused to broadcast the opening ceremony of the Games.
Valentina Birylo and Lidziya Loban. Photo: Ministry of Sports of Belarus
During the broadcast of the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games 2026 on March 6, TVP will not show the entry of Russian and Belarusian athletes as a sign of protest against their admission to the competitions.
As reported by Sport.tvp.pl, during the entry of Russian and Belarusian athletes, the TV channel will display a title card with the inscription: "Solidarity with Ukraine. TVP Sport is against the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in competitions."
In the event that Polish athletes win a silver or bronze medal, and Russians or Belarusians win, the broadcast will show the award ceremony but will interrupt the transmission before the anthems are played and national flags are raised.
Previously, four European countries — Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Finland — completely refused to broadcast the opening ceremony of the Games.
The Winter Paralympic Games will take place from March 6 to 15 in the same locations in northern Italy where the Olympics were held.
At the beginning of last week, the International Paralympic Committee admitted Belarusian and Russian athletes to the Paralympics, so four Belarusian and six Russian athletes will be able to compete under their national flags.
Four Belarusian quotas are allocated for cross-country skiing (Lidziya Loban, Valentina Birylo, Darya Fiadzkovich, Raman Svirydzenka).
During the 2022 Paralympics (March 4-13, 2022), Belarusian and Russian athletes were excluded from competitions due to the start of the full-scale war. Moreover, they were excluded one day before the start of the competitions.
For participation in the regular Olympic Games in 2024 and 2026, Russian and Belarusian athletes were admitted with neutral status, without the use of flags and anthems, and the participation of biathletes and hockey players was prohibited.
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