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Polish athletes gear up for Beijing Paralympics

03.02.2022 19:00
A team of disabled Polish athletes is gearing up to compete in the Paralympic Winter Olympics, which will be held in Beijing from March 4 to 13, officials have said.
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Polish Deputy Sports Minister Anna Krupka attends a news conference in Warsaw ahead of the Beijing Paralympics.
Polish Deputy Sports Minister Anna Krupka attends a news conference in Warsaw ahead of the Beijing Paralympics.Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak

The Paralympics will follow the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which begin on Friday and run until February 20.

“The upcoming Paralympic Games will be totally different from the previous ones as they will be taking place amid the pandemic," said Polish Deputy Sports Minister Anna Krupka.

"Perhaps it will be more tricky to avoid getting infected than to achieve good sports results,” she added.

Radio Poland's Michał Owczarek reports.

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