Overview
- IPC officials said a country's map falls under banned items related to national identity, so one Ukrainian uniform item was not approved months ago.
- An alternative uniform was supplied within 24 hours and received IPC approval, according to spokesperson Craig Spence.
- The original ceremonial design by Viktor Anisimov featured Ukraine's 1991 borders, including territories currently occupied by Russia.
- Ukraine's Paralympic committee said the map-themed kit was deemed political and reported rushing a different set to Milan for the team.
- Ukraine will compete with 35 athletes in four sports and plans to skip the opening ceremony after the IPC cleared six Russian and four Belarusian athletes to participate under their national flags and anthems.