The Belarus team Wednesday Sep 07,2016 carried the Russian flag during the Paralympics opening ceremony - in a protest over the nation's ban from the Olympics for doping.
One member of Belarus' parading delegation
displayed the red, white and blue flag for a quarter of the circuit of
the Maracana Stadium at Wednesday night's opening ceremony before it was
confiscated and the individual responsible was identified.
Unlike
in the Olympics, Russia was last month issued with a wholesale ban from
the Paralympics - a decision which was supported by the Court of
Arbitration for Sport.
But
Belarus last night showed its solidarity with the country's neighbour
and followed through with a pledge to parade with the Russian flag
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