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BREAKING: All Russian athletes banned effective immediately from the Rio Paralympic games over doping scandal, IPC president announces
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BREAKING: Russia banned from competing in #Rio2016 Paralympics, IPC confirm. More to follow.
I'm confused here. I think the entire Russian Delegation should have been banned!!!
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)I can't imagine that doping is as prevalent in the Paralympics as it is in the main games.
Although there is a technique used by paraplegics similar to what cyclists often do, except that it involves doing something that would cause them pain if they had sensation. Like crushing their scrotums (scrota?). I kid you not.
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Wellness/paralympic-games-spinal-cord-injuries-open-door-boosting/story
That being said, Russia's Paralympians are paying for the sins of their able-bodied brethren. THe head of Russia's athletic federation is a Pooty-poot ally, so he'll get off scot-free.
madinmaryland
(64,931 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)backscatter712
(26,355 posts)with the Special Olympics, where Jimmy (the kid on crutches) started doing steroids and got totally roid-raged to win his gold medals, and Cartman pretended to be retarded so he could compete, but kept losing...
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