Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Russia loses Paralympics ban appeal

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Russia has lost its appeal against its ban from next month's Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping programme.  The Court of Arbitration for Sport upheld the ban on Tuesday.  The decision to exclude Russia's Paralympic team was initially made on 7 August by the International Paralympic Committee.  Julia Lyubova reports from Moscow.

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