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Paralympics stars risks being BANNED if tattoos breach little known rule after ParalympicsGB star was booted out [Video]

BRITISH Paralympians face being BANNED from the Paris Games due to a little-known rule.

Following the conclusion of the Paris Olympics, the French capital is now set to play host to the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.

British Paralympian Josef Craig was hit with a ban from a swimming race ahead of Rio 2016Credit: Alamy
It came due to the IPC banning ‘body advertising’ tattoos including the Olympic ringsCredit: Alamy

However, excited athletes could see their games come crashing down if they fail to cover up any body artwork.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) – a completely separate organisation from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) – enforces a rule banning “body advertising”.

This rule even extends to a tattoo of the Olympic rings.

British swimmer Josef Craig found this out the hard way ahead of Rio 2016, when he competed at the IPC Swimming European Championships in Portugal.

The then 19-year-old was disqualified from …

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