Ab hoc et ab hac

Due to doping no Russian Paralympic athlete was not admitted to the competition

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on August 7 that no Russian athlete would be able to compete at next month’s games in Rio de Janeiro after the revelations of widespread doping in the country over recent years contained in the McLaren report.

The IPC’s decision contract with that of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who were widely criticised for not following the advice of the World Anti-Doping Agency and issuing a blanket ban on Russian athletes.