Athletes from Russia and Belarus parade behind their nations' flags at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics as the 50th anniversary edition of the Games officially gets under way.

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Athletes from Russia and Belarus parade behind their nations' flags at the opening ceremony of the Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics as the 50th anniversary edition of the Games…

The Milan Cortina Winter Paralympics has officially opened with some countries boycotting the opening ceremony because of the return of the Russian flag to the global sports stage.