Russia banned from Paralympics over state-backed doping

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has banned all Russians from the Rio Paralympics next month because of the widespread doping culture that it says has polluted sport in the country.

IPC President Sir Philip Craven. (AAP) Source: AAP

The IPC announced the decision to suspend the Russian Paralympic Committee in Rio,

Sir Philip Craven, the organisation's President says Russia's Paralympians were part of a broken system that stems from the Russian government.

"The facts really do hurt. They are an unprecedented attack on every clean athlete who competes in sport. The anti-doping system in Russia is broken, corrupted and entirely compromised." 

Russia immediately announced it would be appealing against the ban to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.