
Russian Doping: Paralympians Want Cheats Thrown Out
Muhammad Rameez Published July 23, 2016 | 09:00 PM

LONDON, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23th july, 2016) - Two of the world's most successful Paralympians have called on the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to ban Russia from the Rio Paralympic Games if there is evidence of wide-scale doping. The IPC announced on Friday that it would open suspension proceedings over the "unimaginable scale of institutionalised doping in Russian sport", following a damning report into state-run doping at the Sochi Winter Olympics and other major events. The IPC will make a decision on whether Russia will participate in the week beginning August 1.
The Russian track-and-field team is already barred from Rio and the whole Russian Olympic team could also be banned. Wheelchair racer David Weir, winner of four Paralympic gold medals at the London 2012 Games and one of the most influential competitors in disabled sport, believes the IPC would not be credible if it allows any dirty Russians to compete in Brazil in September. Speaking in London at the IPC Grand Prix Final, Weir, 37, said: "Everyone is professional now.
Don't think Paralympians are just doing this for fun.
"It is a professional sport. There is money involved. Governing bodies are throwing millions into the sports to get the best out of their athletes. "They need to react a bit quicker.
I want clean sport. I am the most tested Paralympian on the planet. I want equal testing for every athlete. "You don't want to think, 'Is he doping?' I never thought that years ago but when you see people doing amazing things, you start questioning it." Richard Whitehead, a double through-knee congenital amputee runner, decried any Paralympians who believe taking performance-enhancing drugs is the answer. The 40-year-old, who ran a world record time of 23.03sec in the men's T42 200m, said: "Whether it's athletics, whether it's a whole organisation, we need to set our stall out." Training hard was the only answer, he said, not drugs. "Just come and spend a year with me and I'll show you how to train properly. "For me, if you do take the easy way out, you're quite weak up here (mentally).
Those guys need help." The Paralympics take place in Rio from September 7 to 18.
Related Topics
Recent Stories

SU management extended summer vacations

Children bathing in flood waters irks commissioner

ECP issues contempt notices to Imran Khan for inappropriate remarks against CEC

Govt taking steps to bring higher education sector at par with int'l standards: ..

Funeral prayer of TA Mehmood Ahmad held

Scholz Visit to Canada to Focus on Short Term Energy Pressures - Trudeau
More Stories From World
-
Scholz Visit to Canada to Focus on Short Term Energy Pressures - Trudeau
3 minutes ago -
Biden to headline anti-extremism conference
23 minutes ago -
US Approves Kiev Targeting Crimea With HIMARS, Says It's Part of Ukraine
23 minutes ago -
New US Military Aid Package for Ukraine Includes 50 Armored Humvees - Pentagon Official
25 minutes ago -
US to Deliver 'Phoenix Ghost' Drones to Ukraine Later This Month - Pentagon
27 minutes ago -
New US Security Package for Ukraine Includes 1,000 Javelins, 1,500 TOW Missiles - Official
30 minutes ago -
UK Public Sector Debt Tops Forecast by $3.5Bln
30 minutes ago -
US House Foreign Affairs Chair Says 'Can't Kowtow' to China
56 minutes ago -
Nord Stream to Be Suspended from August 31 to September 2 for Maintenance - Gazprom
57 minutes ago -
US Has Accountability Measures to Track Military Aid Packages Sent to Ukraine - Official
57 minutes ago -
New US Military Aid Package for Ukraine Includes 15 ScanEagle Drones - Defense Official
57 minutes ago -
US to Deliver NASAMS Air Defense System to Ukraine in Next 2-3 Months - Pentagon
57 minutes ago
Education - Urdu News - Car Prices - Breaking News - English News - Live Tv Channels - Urdu Horoscope - Horoscope in Urdu - Muslim Names in Urdu - Urdu Poetry - Love Poetry - Sad Poetry - Prize Bond - Mobile Prices in Pakistan - PTV Sports - English to Urdu - Big Ticket - Translate English to Urdu - Ramadan Calendar - Prayer Times - DDF Raffle - Islamic Calendar - Events - Today Islamic Date - Travel - UAE Raffles - Travel Guide - Arabic - Urdu Cooking Recipes - Directory - Pakistan Results - Past Papers - BISE - Schools in Pakistan - Academies & Tuition Centers
UrduPoint Network is the largest independent digital media house from Pakistan, catering the needs of its users since year 1997. We provide breaking news, Pakistani news, International news, Business news, Sports news, Urdu news and Live Urdu News
© 1997-2022, UrduPoint Network
All rights of the publication are reserved by UrduPoint.com. Reproduction without proper consent is not allowed.