The event was created to give athletes of the two countries the chance to compete after they were banned from the Games following the invasion of Ukraine.

Belarus' delegation are travelling to Moscow on March 13 before heading to the Siberian city the next day.

The competition will don the slogan "We are together, Sport" and plans to have a programme of six sports - cross-country skiing, biathlon, curling, snowboarding, Alpine skiing and ice hockey.

Organisers have stated that provisional prize money stands at RUB 4 million (£31,000/$41,000/€38,000) for a gold medal, RUB 2.5 million (£19,000/$26,000/€23,000) for silver and RUB 1.7 million (£13,000/$17,000/€16,000) for bronze.

Winning coaches and specialist staff are also set to receive financial rewards.

Russia's athletes were originally going to compete at Beijing 2022 under the Russian Paralympic Committee name and have done since Tokyo 2020, as well as being known as Neutral Paralympic Athletes for Pyeongchang 2018.

As a result, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko said that it was of great importance for the competition to be held with the national flag and anthem on display.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has stuck by the organisation's decision to exclude Russian and Belarusian athletes, claiming that it was for their own good.

"In terms of environment, it was the best decision, even for them, to exclude them," Parsons said.

"The environment was becoming volatile and that’s not good for anyone here."