Thread by @sfrantzman

I'm disgusted by the war in Ukraine and Russia's unprovoked attack on a peaceful country; but I think this may be a bit much...banning Paralympic athletes.

Russia's actions are awful, but not sure Paralympic athletes are really a good focus. How about helping Ukraine more instea

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I could be wrong here, but aren't there countries doing awful things, as awful as Russia is doing in Ukraine, and their athletes were able to go to the Olympics. I mean Russia bombed Syria for years and no one seemed to care, right?

I'd be interested to hear what other athletes think of these kinds of decisions, Paralympic athletes especially. I'm for isolated Russia in international forums and other places that make sense. But I wonder about things like art or sport being fair or good targets.

If you're an athlete and especially a Paralympic athlete and you live or are born in Russia...it's not your fault...that's where you're from, you want to be the best at your field. Should you be banned from it because the government launches a war?

Isn't it hard enough to make it in sport, in Russia...and especially as a Paralympic athlete...and to be banned for this suddenly?

I mean it's bad enough to be under the Belarus dictatorship. Let's say you want to focus on your sport because anyway you can't do politics...and then you get banned for that too? I mean then all you can do is leave. Because all avenues of success are closed.