The 13th edition of the Winter Paralympics officially opened Friday in Beijing with an impassioned call for peace as ardent as the flame that represents the Games. In the absence of Russian and Belarusian athletes barred from competition due to the roles of each nation in the ongoing war in Ukraine, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons used his opening ceremony platform to promote peace. “As the leader of an organization with inclusion at its core, where diversity is celebrated and differences embraced, I am horrified at what is taking place in the world right now. The 21st century...