The IPC ruled reforms to crack down on doping and limit government interference are enough to allow Russia to compete under its own flag ahead of the 2020 Paralympics. The IPC said it had given up on a demand that Russian authorities should admit to the findings of a report by World Anti-Doping Agency investigator Richard McLaren which led to the Russian Paralympic Committee’s suspension in August 2016. Those will include an automatic suspension if WADA decides Russia’s national anti-doping agency doesn’t meet international rules. “The Paralympic movement and para-athlete community are now ready to welcome the RPC and Russian para-athletes back into the fold,” Parsons said. The IPC ruling leaves track and field as the only sport still with a doping ban on Russia’s team.

Source: National Post February 08, 2019 08:55 UTC