The President said that he views the achievements of the Paralympics above that of the , that the Paralympics play a vital role in the lives of the athletes. He said the 31 members of the Ukrainian team want to compete. There is a problem being the national team of the Ukraine though when the country is not whole. He later said the team has representatives from 10 regions of the country, including the western Russian parts. Further comments were made by Ukrainian Paralympic Committee President that in past few years, all of Ukraine's Paralympians who were veterans of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan . He hoped in the future, there would be peace and there would be no need to have veterans on the team who had disabilities that were a result of war. Ukrainian biathlon competitor Grygorii Vovchynskyii also spoke during the press conference. He said Ukrainian Paralympians are part of a big family, and supporters ask them every day how they feel. According to Vovchynskyii, Ukrainian Paralympians want peace. They ae ready to compet . They want to show they are a free and independent people who love fair competition.
The President said that he views the achievements of the Paralympics above that of the , that the Paralympics play a vital role in the lives of the athletes. He said the 31 members of the Ukrainian team want to compete. There is a problem being the national team of the Ukraine , though, when the country is not whole. He later said the team has representatives from ten regions of the country, including the western Russian parts. Further comments were made by Ukrainian Paralympic Committee President that in past few years, all of Ukraine's Paralympians who were veterans of the invasion of . He hoped in the future, there would be peace and there would be no need to have veterans on the team who had disabilities that were a result of war. Ukrainian biathlon competitor Grygorii Vovchynskyii also spoke during the press conference. He said Ukrainian Paralympians are part of a big family, and supporters ask them every day how they feel. According to Vovchynskyii, Ukrainian Paralympians want peace. They are ready to compete . They want to show they are a free and independent people who love fair competition.
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