Athletes from Russia and Belarus won’t be allowed to compete at the Paralympic Winter Games in Beijing after all, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on the eve of Friday’s opening ceremony in a quick reversal of its position. Less than 24 hours earlier, the IPC had said that athletes from the two countries could compete as neutrals at the Games despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which has partially been staged out of Belarus. The IPC now said on Thursday that it has decided to “decline athlete entries” from Russian and Belarusian Paralympians after other countries and athlete…