Sole Iranian competitor out of Paralympics due to Middle East war
AFP Fri, 6 March 2026 at 2:28 pm UTC·2 min read Iran's sole competitor at the Paralympics in Milan-Cortina has been forced to pull out of the Games due to the ongoing war in the Middle East, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Friday. Aboulfazl Khatibi Mianaei, 23, was due to compete in two cross-country skiing events but "cannot travel safely to Italy" due to the war pitting Iran against the...