The Russian track-and-field team is already barred from Rio and the whole Russian Olympic team could also be banned. LONDON - Two of the world’s most successful Paralympians have called on the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to ban Russia from the Rio Paralympic Games if there is evidence of wide-scale doping. The Russian track-and-field team is already barred from Rio and the whole Russian Olympic team could have the same fateThe IPC announced on Friday that it would open suspension proceedings over the "unimaginable scale of institutionalised doping in Russian sport", following a damning report into state-run doping at the Sochi Winter Olympics and other major events. Speaking in London at the IPC Grand Prix Final, Weir, 37, said: “Everyone is professional now. The IPC will make a decision on whether Russia will participate in the week beginning August 1.

Source: Bangkok Post July 23, 2016 16:18 UTC