Belarus at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

On 24 February 2022, the first day of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee condemned the breach of the Olympic Truce (which lasts from the beginning of the Olympics through the end of the Paralympics) by Russia and Belarus.^[2] On 28 February 2022, the IOC Executive Board further called for Russian and Belarusian athletes not to be included in or allowed to participate in any international sporting event.^[3] On 2 March 2022, the IPC declared that Russian and Belarusian athletes would be included independently under or allowed to participate independently under the Paralympic flag, with their results not counting in the medal standings.^[4][5] As a result of criticism by several National Paralympic Committees, who threatened to boycott the Games, the IPC announced on 3 March 2022 that they would reverse their earlier decision, banning Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.^[6][7][8] The 83 Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in the Games were asked to leave the Olympic Village: among them, several Belarusian cross-country skiers (Yury Holub, Sviatlana Sakhanenka, and Valiantsina Shyts) had won at least one medal in the previous Paralympic Nordic Ski World Championships.

At general assembly in Seoul in September 2025, the IPC voted to revoke sanctions against Russia and Belarus, reacquiring rights and privileges of IPC members. However, since they were not yet able to participate in the competitions organised by the federations, no athlete would have been able to qualify in time for 2026 Winter Paralympics. So, on 17 February 2026, the IPC granted six wildcards to Russian athletes and four to Belarusian for the 2026 Paralympic Games with their flags. As sign of protest, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Poland, and Ukraine will boycott the opening ceremony.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}

Belarus will compete in cross-country skiing after being granted wild card slots; the athletes are evenly split between male and female.^[14] The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.