Degtyarev called the performance of the Russian Paralympians in Italy heroic.

Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev called the performance of the Russian Paralympians at the 2026 Paralympics in Italy heroic. He told Izvestia about this on June 4 at the SPIEF 2026.

"This is heroism in its purest form. It inspired such optimism in people, gave hope to everyone else — their contribution to this process is huge," he said.

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