Russia banned from Paralympics over state-backed doping (Reuters)

By Jack Stubbs RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Russia was barred from taking part in next month’s Rio Paralympics on Sunday, with organizers blasting a “medals over morals mentality” as they announced the blanket ban over state-backed doping that Olympics bosses avoided. International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Philip Craven said Russia’s Paralympians were part of a broken system overseen by the Russian government and suspended the Russian Paralympic Committee ahead of the Sept. 7-18 Games.