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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — The Winter Paralympics come to Milan Cortina to celebrate their 50th anniversary, with China looking to extend its dominance as a Paralympic powerhouse and Ukraine and other nations boycotting the opening ceremony over the return of the Russian flag and anthem.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, poses for a photo with Russian Paralympic athletes Aleksei Churkin, front left, who won a silver medal in shot put, and Evgeniia Galaktionova, front right, who won a bronze medal in javelin throw, after an awards ceremony for the Russian Paralympic Committee's medalists of the Paris 2024 Paralympics in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 16, 2024.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, second left, poses for a photo with Russian Paralympic athletes Aleksei Churkin, front left, who won a silver medal in shot put, and Evgeniia Galaktionova, front right, who won a bronze medal in javelin throw, after an awards ceremony for the Russian Paralympic Committee's medalists of the Paris 2024 Paralympics in Moscow, Russia, Dec. 16, 2024.
