ZURICH — Russia has lost its appeal against a ban from next month’s Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping programme, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said on Tuesday.The decision to exclude Russia’s team, initially made on August 7 by the International Paralympic Committee, means at least 260 competitors from the country will miss the September 7-18 event.The committee went further than the International Olympic Committee, which stopped short of a blanket ban on Russia at this month’s Rio Games and left the decision instead in the hands of international sports federations.The court, sport’s highest tribunal, said its panel found the paralympic committee "did not violate any procedural rule in dealing with the disciplinary process" that led to Russia’s suspension.It added the ruling was "proportionate in the circumstances" and that the Russian Paralympic Committee "did not file any evidence contradicting the facts" on which the paralympic committee decision was based"...
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