Russian Paralympic Committee

The Russian Paralympic Committee (Russian: Паралимпийский комитет России) is the National Paralympic Committee representing Russia.

Russian Paralympic Committee
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National Paralympic Committee
Country Russia
CodeRUS
Created1996
Continental
Association		EPC
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
PresidentMr. Vladimir Lukin
Secretary GeneralMr. Mikhail Terentiev
Websitewww.paralymp.ru
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History

The Russian Paralympic Committee was founded in 1996. On 7 August 2016, it 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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