Russia accused the International Paralympic Committee of "extortion" Wednesday after it required Russian officials to pay for extra drug-testing following the country's doping scandal. He also opposed a demand that Russian Paralympic chiefs cut ties with the government. "The IPC officials think that there's no one above them but their own conscience," Mutko said in comments to state news agency Tass. Other conditions in the IPC document include increased anti-doping education for athletes and staff and a demand that the Russian Paralympic Committee "must distance itself from all political/propaganda statements issued by Russian authorities." Russian Paralympic officials have said they plan to study the conditions with lawyers ahead of a meeting with the IPC.

Source: CBC News November 23, 2016 14:28 UTC