A Newfoundland Paralympian says the global situation is having a major impact on athletes participating in the Winter Paralympics now underway in Beijing.
Russian and Belarussian athletes have been banned from the games because of Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine.
Katarina Roxon of Kippins, a Paralympic medalist, says it’s nearly impossible to extricate the politics from the games and the athletes are feeling it. She calls the entire situation incredibly heartbreaking.
