The Beijing Paralympics closed Sunday after nine days of sport that focused the world's attention on the plight of Ukraine's athletes and their calls for peace in their homeland while putting the planet's most accomplished disabled winter athletes at center stage.The closing ceremony at the National Stadium in the Chinese capital marked the end of a Winter Games that featured more than 560 athletes from 46 countries and regions in 78 medal events across six sports.During the ceremony joined by Chinese President Xi Jinping, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons said, "F…READ FULL ARTICLE
