Iran Will Not Take Part in Milan-Cortina Winter Paralympics

by admin in RSS Social News. Posted March 6, 2026

The International Paralympic Committee, IPC, said the solitary athlete who was preparing to represent the nation at the Games “cannot travel safely to Italy” because of the conflict in the Middle East.

The IPC president, Andrew Parsons, said it was “really disappointing for world sport and especially for Aboulfazl” that he would be unable to take part in the Games.

“Since the conflict began on Saturday, the IPC and the Milan-Cortina 2026 organising committee have been working tirelessly behind the scenes with the NPC [national Paralympic committee] and national ski federation to find alternative routes for the safe passage of the Iran delegation to the Games,” added Parsons.

“However, with the conflict ongoing across the Middle East, the risk to human life is too high.”

The 23-year-old has competed at the past two Winter Paralympics and was set to race in the men’s sprint classic standing and the men’s 10km interval start classic standing.

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