Belarus competed at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, between 6 and 15 March 2026. It is Belarus's first appearance at the Winter Paralympics under its own flag since 2018.
Background
On 24 February 2022, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee condemned the breach of the Olympic Truce (which lasts from the beginning of the Olympics through the end of the Paralympics) by Russia and Belarus. On 28 February 2022, the IOC Executive Board further called for Russian and Belarusian athletes not to be included in or allowed to participate in any international sporting event. On 2 March 2022, the IPC declared that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be included independently under or allowed to participate independently under the Paralympic flag, with their results not counting in the medal standings. As a result of criticism by several National Paralympic Committees, who threatened to boycott the Games, the IPC announced on 3 March 2022 that they would reverse their earlier decision, banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics. The 83 Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in the Games were asked to leave the Olympic Village: among them, several Belarusian cross-country skiers (Yury Holub, Sviatlana Sakhanenka, and Valiantsina Shyts) had won at least one medal in the previous Paralympic Nordic Ski World Championships.
At general assembly in Seoul in September 2025, the IPC voted to revoke sanctions against Russia and Belarus, reacquiring rights and privileges of IPC members. However, since they were not yet able to participate in the competitions organised by the federations, no athlete would have been able to qualify in time for 2026 Winter Paralympics. So, on 17 February 2026, the IPC granted six wildcards to Russian athletes and four to Belarusian for the 2026 Paralympic Games with their flags. As sign of protest, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine will boycott the opening ceremony.
Medallists
| style="text-align:left; width:78%; vertical-align:top;"| Medal Name Sport Event Date Para cross-country skiing Men's sprint classical, standing Para cross-country skiing Men's 10 kilometre classical, standing
Competitors Belarus will compete in cross-country skiing after being granted wild card slots; the athletes are evenly split between male and female. The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotalPara cross-country skiing 1 3 4 Total 1 3 4
Para cross-country skiing
Belarus is scheduled to compete in para cross-country skiing.
Men AthleteClassEventQualificationSemifinalFinal Time Rank Time Rank Time RankRaman SvirydzenkaLW4Sprint classical, standing2:37.55122:50.512:35.410 km classical, standingcolspan=427:38.420 km freestyle, standingcolspan=446:34.514
Women AthleteClassEventQualificationSemifinalFinal Time Rank Time Rank Time RankValiantsina BirylaLW10.5Sprint, sitting2:46.7083:29.312Did not advance10 km, sittingcolspan=430:53.11420 km, sittingcolspan=41:13:39.313Lidziya LobanLW12Sprint, sitting2:46.7093:22.56Did not advance10 km, sittingcolspan=430:07.91120 km, sittingcolspan=41:07:22.38Darya FedzkovichLW4Sprint classical, standing3:21.5014Did not advance10 km classical, standingcolspan=440:20.61020 km freestyle, standingcolspan=459:42.812 Relay Athletes Event Time Rank Lidziya LobanValiantsina BirylaRaman SvirydzenkaDarya Fedzkovich 4 × 2.5km mixed relay28:31.89
See also Individual Neutral Athletes at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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