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Russia May Miss 2018 Winter Paralympics Over Doping Scandal

Russia is "set to be banned from the world para-athletics championships in London in July and is also in danger of its doping suspension extending to next year’s winter Paralympics," according to Martyn Ziegler of the LONDON TIMES. Russia was given a deadline of early September to "meet the criteria or risk being excluded from the winter Paralympics in PyeongChang." IPC President Phil Craven said that it was now "almost certain that Russia, despite some progress, would be banned for London." Craven said, "It is looking very, very doubtful Russia can compete in London. If we are saying they are running out of time for PyeongChang then we have near enough run out of time for London. It’s looking very, very unlikely" (LONDON TIMES, 5/22). In London, Sean Ingle reported there was a "glimpse of light" from IPC taskforce Chair Andy Parkinson, who said that Russia had "made some progress, despite several key criteria not being met." He "also warned that much more needed to be done." Parkinson said, "The evidence is quite clear: the problems identified were far beyond individual athlete violations and a doping system that was not strong enough to catch those athletes. ... Unless and until these problems are fully addressed, the taskforce is of the view there can be no meaningful change in culture and it would be almost impossible for Russian Para athletes to return to IPC-sanctioned competitions without jeopardizing the integrity of those competitions" (GUARDIAN, 5/22). REUTERS' Karolos Grohmann reported Craven said that Russia would "need to restore confidence," while the Russian Paralympic Committee and Russian authorities needed to "put measures in place to avoid what was revealed as systematic, state-backed doping in the WADA-commissioned report by Richard McLaren" (REUTERS, 5/22).

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