WINTER PARALYMPICS

The Asian Games in China are being postponed because of concerns about the spreading omicron variant of COVID-19.

The Winter Paralympics are closing, ending an almost six-week run for international sports in the Chinese capital that began with the opening of the Winter Olympics on Feb. 4.

If you got really into the Winter Olympics this year, and you’re missing the excitement, hopefully you can check out the final few days of the Paralympic Games.

"Our presence at the Paralympics is not merely a presence, this is a sign that Ukraine is and will remain a country,"​ the team's committee president said.

Around 700 athletes are competing in this year's events, which run through March 13. Here's what to expect and how to watch.

The Winter Paralympics have opened in Beijing with the Russian athletes sent home and the Ukrainian team escaping a war zone to get to China.

AP journalists in Ukraine document military activity

The International Paralympic Committee says Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as “neutral athletes” because of their countries’ roles in the war against Ukraine.

Amid Ukraine tensions, Putin opens Winter Paralympics The Winter Paralympics are under way in Sochi, Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin opened the Games with a ceremony that saw only one member of Ukraine's 31-member delegation attend.