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Over 100 Russians Paralympians file appeals to IPC
MOSCOW: More than 100 Russian Paralympians have individually filed cases to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in order to be allowed to compete at next
Published on: Aug 31, 2016, 06:14:47 IST
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MOSCOW: More than 100 Russian Paralympians have individually filed cases to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in order to be allowed to compete at next month’s Games in Rio, Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) vice president Pavel Rozhkov said on Tuesday.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) last week rejected an RPC appeal against the suspension which was handed out by the IPC because of Russia’s state-sponsored sports doping programme.
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