BONN, GERMANY—Russia’s team has been banned from the upcoming Pyeongchang Paralympics because of its doping past. The International Paralympic Committee says about 35 Russians will be allowed to compete in five sports as neutral athletes at the games, which run from March 8-18. The Russian team has been barred, but 169 Russians have been invited to compete. It will be the second Paralympics without a Russian team. The IPC had demanded that Russian officials must accept or disprove the findings of investigations which detailed widespread doping in multiple sports and the covering up of failed doping tests.

Source: thestar January 29, 2018 14:03 UTC