IPC BANS ENTIRE RUSSIAN TEAM FROM ATTENDING PARALYMPICS|俄禁藥風波未平 帕運俄運動員全面禁賽

The International Paralympic Committee banned Russia from attending next month's Rio's Paralympics on August 7. The IPC said Russia failed to enforce the anti-doping code, so they had no choice but to take the action. In response, Russia said it would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and considered the move as violating the human rights of its athletes. The International Paralympic Committee banned Russia from attending next month's Rio's Paralympics on August 7. Russia's state-backed doping scandal has overshadowed the spirit of Paralympic sport. ==PHILIP CRAVEN, President of IPC== The McLaren report marked one of the darkest days in the history of all sport. It was a body blow for everyone who is committed to clean, fair and honest competition. Everything we have observed goes against the very spirit of sport. This is why we feel that we had no option but to take this action Following the report's publication, IPC said they have found that the same practices took place as during the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. Therefore, IPC suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee, saying that it is unable to enforce the IPC's and the world's anti-doping code. In addition, IPC castigated the Russian government's thirst for glory as failing its para-athletes. ==PHILIP CRAVEN, President of IPC== Tragically this situation is not about athletes cheating the system, but about a state-run system that is cheating the athletes. The anti-doping system in Russia is broken, corrupted and entirely compromised. Their (government's) 'medals over morals' mentality disgusts me. It shows a blatant disregard for the health and well-being of athletes and quite simply has no place in Paralympic sport. Russia said it would appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. It also condemned the ruling as violating the human rights of Russia's Paralympians. Considering IPC's hardline move, it is still a question whether Russia, the biggest winner of Sochi Olympics, will be excluded from the Rio games. TRANSLATED BY：ARIEL HSIEH