Paralympics Ireland want athletes from Russia and Belarus banned from Winter Olympics

Ukrainian servicemen sit in front of a damaged house near a checkpoint in Brovary, outside Kyiv, Ukraine 

Paralympics Ireland have called for athletes from Russia and Belarus to be excluded from the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing.

A decision about banning Russian athletes from the 2022 Winter Paralympics will be made on Wednesday after it was confirmed the full Ukraine squad will take participate in China. The opening ceremony will be held on Friday.