RIO DE JANEIRO (Sputnik) — The decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on the participation of the Russian team in the upcoming Paralympic Games in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro is highly likely to be in favor of Russia, a source told R-Sport on Tuesday.
"The hearings were held in a rather positive atmosphere. On the basis of the information received, one can give a positive outlook: a decision will most likely be made in favor of the Russian athletes," the source said.
In July, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) urged the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to suspend Russian Paralympic team from the September 7-18 Paralympic Games in Rio following a report of the WADA independent commission led by Canadian lawyer Richard McLaren, alleging that Russia had run a state-controlled doping program.
Earlier in August, the IPC imposed a blanket ban on Russian Paralympic athletes, giving the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) until August 28 to appeal the decision.
