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Why is Russia completely dominating the Paralympics in 2014?

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If they pass scrutiny, some Russian athletes will be able to compete in a handful of sports, under a neutral flag. The Russians dominated at the last Winter Paralympics, held in Sochi. read more

Russia dominated because they spent a lot of money preparing and funding athletes with the goal of winning. At the same time, as te host nation, they had more people participating than everyone else. This gave them a competitive edge of sorts in sports and events where the classification depth was, well, less deep. read more

The Paralympic Games were seen as part of the convincing the world that Russia is great. Other countries like the United States do not invest as much into the Paralympic Movement. Traditional Paralympic powers like Australia and Great Britain are less dominant in the Summer Paralympics. read more

"(Russia) has shown it is unable to comply with our doping code within its jurisdiction. It can’t fulfill its fundamental obligations as an IPC member. We resolved to suspend Russia with immediate effect.” Russia won a staggering 80 out of 216 available medals at the 2014 Sochi Winter Paralympics, including 30 out of 72 golds. read more

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