"Suspension proceedings against the National Paralympic Committee of Russia (NPC Russia) have been opened following the publication of the McLaren Report on Monday and additional information it has since received from the report's author," the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said in a statement. The IPC said it expects to announce its decision on whether to suspend Russia the week commencing Aug. 1. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) will decide on Sunday whether to ban Russia entirely from the main Rio Games next month, where their athletics and weightlifting teams are already suspended. The report revealed an unimaginable scale of institutionalised doping in Russian sport that was orchestrated at the highest level. McLaren's findings are of serious concern for everyone committed to clean and honest sport," the IPC added.

Source: dna July 23, 2016 03:33 UTC