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Russia banned from Paralympic Games after appeal failure
Source: CNN
Russia banned from Paralympic Games after appeal failure
By James Masters, CNN
Updated 1345 GMT (2145 HKT) August 23, 2016
(CNN) - Russia will not compete at next month's Paralympic Games in Rio.
Russia's appeal against the blanket ban imposed by Paralympics officials was rejected Tuesday — ending any hope the country's Paralympians had of competing in Rio.
The Court for the Arbitration of Sport upheld the decision made by the International Paralympic Committee following allegations of state-sponsored doping.
A statement for CAS found that the IPC "did not violate any procedural rule in dealing with the with the disciplinary process" which led to the suspension of the Russian Paralympic committee.
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By James Masters, CNN
Updated 1345 GMT (2145 HKT) August 23, 2016
(CNN) - Russia will not compete at next month's Paralympic Games in Rio.
Russia's appeal against the blanket ban imposed by Paralympics officials was rejected Tuesday — ending any hope the country's Paralympians had of competing in Rio.
The Court for the Arbitration of Sport upheld the decision made by the International Paralympic Committee following allegations of state-sponsored doping.
A statement for CAS found that the IPC "did not violate any procedural rule in dealing with the with the disciplinary process" which led to the suspension of the Russian Paralympic committee.
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Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/23/sport/rio-2016-paralympics-cas-russia-ban-upheld/