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Iranian athletes unable to secure safe passage to Milan Paralympics amid war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIran will not compete at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announces.
“We were informed by the National Paralympic Committee (of) Iran that safe passage to Milano Cortina 2026 was not possible, and, as a result, they would not be able to come to the Games,” Andrew Parsons, IPC President, says in a statement.
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