Russian Paralympians were suspected of changing samples at the Olympics in Sochi

Russian Paralympians were suspected of substituting doping tests at the Sochi Olympics. This is stated in the statement of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). We are talking about 19 samples. The IPC received information about these samples from the author of the World Anti-Doping Agency report, Richard McLaren.

In addition, the Committee received the names of 35 athletes who were mentioned in the WADA report. As stated in the document, these athletes went through the state program of concealing positive samples - that is, the decision on whether to hide their test or not was made by the Ministry of Sports.

The IPC has stated that a decision on whether the Russian Paralympic Committee's membership in the IPC will be suspended will be made after 1 August.

• Russia is now at the center of a doping scandal. WADA claims that Russia has a government system in place to cover up positive athletes, which was used both at the Sochi Olympics and before it. The main informant was the former head of the Moscow anti-doping laboratory, Grigory Rodchenkov.
• WADA insists on the removal of the Russian team from international competitions, including the Olympics in Rio, which will begin in August. The International Olympic Committee will decide on July 23-24 whether to suspend the Russian team entirely or not. The athletics team has already been suspended from the Olympics.