- The Winter Paralympics opening ceremony is taking place on March 6.
- It is taking place at the Verona Olympic Arena, northern Italy.
- UK viewers can watch the ceremony on Channel 4 from 6.30pm GMT, while US viewers can watch it on NBC from 1.30pm ET.
- Friday’s opening ceremony will mark the return of Russian and Belarusian flags on the sporting stage for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
- The UK government will boycott the event as a result, saying they “strongly oppose” the IOC’s decision.
