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Transcripts for BBCNEWS The Papers 20220302 23:54:00

The torch lighting ceremony in beijing earlier as the countdown to friday s paralympic opening ceremony continued amid controversy. today, confirmation that despite calls for a ban, athletes from russia and belarus would be allowed to take part, albeit with conditions. they will compete under the paralympic flag and the paralympic anthem. they will not be included in the medals table. the ipc governing board has taken the strongest possible action in response to the gross violation of the olympic truce by the governments of russia and belarus. the ipc said its rules meant a ban could ve led to a legal challenge, but many aren t happy. last month, ukrainian vladyslav heraskevych competed at the beijing olympics, famously using his moment in the spotlight to appeal for peace, displaying this sign as tensions rose. today, from his homejust outside kyiv, he told me of his dismay at the decision. it s sad, for me it s heartbreaking. what message do you think ....

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Transcripts for BBCNEWS BBC News at Ten 20220302 22:32:00

Would be allowed to take part, albeit with conditions. they will compete under the paralympic flag and the paralympic anthem. they will not be included in the medals table. the ipc governing board have taken the strongest possible action in response to the gross violation of the olympic truce by the governments of russia and belarus. the ipc said its rules meant a ban could have led to a legal challenge, but many are not happy. last month, ukrainian vladyslav heraskevych competed at the beijing olympics, famously using his moment in the spotlight to appeal for peace, displaying this sign as tensions rose. today, from his homejust outside kyiv, he told me of his dismay at the decision. it is sad, for me it is heartbreaking. what message do you think this will send out? horrible, it s disgusting, because they put russia above other countries. anything less than a full ban is unacceptable. ....

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