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Russia’s Rio Paralympics Ban Legally Groundless - Sport Minister

© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev / Go to the mediabankRussian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko - Sputnik International
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) ruling to uphold a blanket ban on Russian paralympians from the upcoming Rio summer games is legally groundless, Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko said Tuesday.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Philip Craven speaks during a news conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil August 7, 2016 in this still image taken from video. - Sputnik International
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"This is absolutely not a legal decision… I do not see any grounds for such a decision, but it has been made," Mutko told R-Sport.

The minister stressed that Russia's response measures should be devised following the CAS’ publication of its full award with the grounds within the next days.

"The meaning and motive is not clear, it is necessary to read what they rely on in the decision," Mutko said.

He further kept open the possibility of holding non-Paralympic games compliant with international standards, citing the Russian paralympians’ peak form.

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