Russia may be banned from Rio Paralympics

Russia could miss the Rio Paralympics after the International Paralympic Committee opened suspension proceedings over the “unimaginable scale of institutionalised doping in Russian sport”.

The move came after Monday’s publication of Richard McLaren’s investigation into rampant Russian cheating — and as calls mounted for Russia to be excluded from the Olympic Games.

The IPC will decide whether Russia will be suspended from the Paralympics in the week beginning August 1. The Olympic Games opens on August 5 and the Paralympics takes place from September 7 to 18.