Why the Decision to Ban Para-Athletes has Proved Painful for Russian Society

... becoming less and less symmetrical and increasingly cynical, and which strike at a country’s softest spots. ibtimes.co.uk Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee Regarding sports, after all the twists and turns and doping scandals, the Russian Olympic team arrived at a relatively happy ending. Despite sending only 264 athletes instead of the planned 389 (to compare, the United States sent 555 athletes, Brazil sent 46, and China 462), with about 125 Russian athletes staying in Russia ...