Vladimir Putin slams banning of Russian Paralympic athletes

Anti-Doping Agency says Russia covered-up 100s of doping cases.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has attacked the ban on his country from the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics as immoral and inhumane.

Russia was suspended on August 7 over what International Paralympic Committee president Philip Craven called a “medals over morals” culture with evidence of state-sponsored doping. The ban was confirmed when the Court of Arbitration of Sport rejected a Russian appeal.