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Russian Paralympians to Challenge CAS’ Ban From Rio With Swiss Federal Court

© Sputnik / Kirill Kallinikov / Go to the mediabankParalympic fencers during competitions at the 7th Russian Championship of Wheelchair Fencing in a specialized room at the federal center for Russian national teams "Round Lake". (File)
Paralympic fencers during competitions at the 7th Russian Championship of Wheelchair Fencing in a specialized room at the federal center for Russian national teams Round Lake. (File) - Sputnik International
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Russian paralympians will challenge the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s (CAS) decision to uphold the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) blanket ban from Syria, Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko said Thursday.

Casey Followay, left, Stephen Binning, center, and Arturo Torres, right, race in their heat in the men's 100-meter dash during the U.S. Paralympics Team Trials in Charlotte, N.C., Friday, July 1, 2016. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On Tuesday, the CAS upheld the IPC’s August 7 ruling to suspend Russian paralympians from the upcoming Summer Games in Rio, thus dismissing Russia’s August 15 appeal.

“There will be a lawsuit with the federal court in Switzerland. Individual claims are under consideration,” Mutko said at a ceremony awarding Russian athletes.

“The issue about chances is complex. CAS' decisions are not based entirely on the principles of law. It is unclear how to deal with this. The McLren report mentioned 35 [positive doping tests], 20 of them turned out to be not ours. This is absolutely a political decision,” Mutko reiterated.

Alexey Karpenko, the attorney representing Russia in the case, estimates the appeal against Russia's blanket ban could take up to two years.

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