Rio Paralympics 2016: Russian athletes banned after doping scandal
7th August 2016
Russian athletes are banned from competing at the Rio 2016 Paralympics following the country's doping scandal.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) had opened suspension proceedings following the McLaren report, and has now confirmed the ban.
The report, published last month, claimed Russia had operated a state-sponsored doping programme.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) chose not to give Russia a blanket ban from the Olympic Games.
"The anti-doping system in Russia is broken, corrupted and entirely compromised,"...