Russian Paralympic Committee

Russian Paralympic Committee
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National Paralympic Committee
Country  Russia
Code RUS
Created 1996
Continental
Association		 EPC
Headquarters Moscow, Russia
President Mr. Vladimir Lukin
Secretary General Mr. Mikhail Terentiev
Website www.paralymp.ru/en/

The Russian Paralympic Committee (Russian: Паралимпийский комитет России) is the National Paralympic Committee representing Russia. It was founded in 1996.

History

On 7 August 2016, the Russian Paralympic Committee was suspended by the International Paralympic Committee due to the state-sponsored doping scandal.[1]

Sources

  1. ↑ "The IPC suspends the Russian Paralympic Committee with immediate effect". International Paralympic Committee. 7 August 2016.

See also

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