Another 7 Russian Paralympians to Ask IPC to Lift Rio Games Ban on Sunday

As many as seven Russian Paralympic athletes will send letters to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Sunday asking to allow them to participate in the upcoming Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, athletes' lawyer Artem Patsev said on Saturday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — On Tuesday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rejected the Russian Paralympic Committee’s (RPC) appeal against its ban on participation in the September 7-18 Rio Paralympics.

"Seven people are now preparing the documents, and tomorrow [on Sunday], they will send… letters to the International [Paralympic] Committee," Patsev told R-Sport.

He added that 23 Russian Paralympic athletes had already sent such letters to the IPC, that, in turn, promised to respond early next week.

Last month, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) urged IPC to suspend the Russian Paralympic team from the Paralympic Games following a report of the WADA independent commission, alleging that Russia had run a state-controlled doping program. Earlier in August, the IPC imposed a blanket ban on Russian Paralympic team.