Italians erupt in applause for Russian and Belarusian athletes – social media

Moscow is competing in the Winter Paralympics under its national flag for the first time in more than a decade

Italians have erupted in applause for Russian and Belarusian athletes as they held the flags of their countries in Verona at the 2026 Paralympic Games, a video circulating on social media shows.

“Welcome back,” the group of well-wishers reportedly told the athletes.

Russia has won its first Winter Paralympic medals since 2014...