The ban is a reaction to World Anti-Doping Agency report written by Richard McLaren that revealed widespread, state-sponsored doping in the Russian sports system last month.
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About a third of Russia’s athletes expected to participate in the ongoing Olympics have been banned due to the same doping scandal.
The International Olympic Committee and the International Paralympic Committee are two independent organizations, which can adopt differing decisions.
According to Russian news agency, sports minister, Vitaly Mutko plans to appeal to the court of arbitration for sport against the decision.
“[Russia’s] medals over morals mentality disgusts me”.
All 276 athletes from 18 sports will be suspended from the Paralympics this coming September 7.
But Bach said the IPC was different from the International Olympic Committee because it administers the sports at the Paralympics, while the International Olympic Committee operates separately to its individual sports federations.
On Sunday, the International Paralympic Committee put a blanket ban on Russian Federation after an investigation claimed the country’s sports ministry “directed, controlled and oversaw” manipulation of urine samples provided by its athletes.
But Russian para-athletes are some of the most successful in the world, topping the medal table in Sochi and coming second after China at London 2012. The report names 35 Russian Paralympians suspected of doping use.
IPC President Sir Philip Craven had earlier called Russia’s anti-doping system “broken, corrupted and entirely compromised”.
President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, Vladimir Lukin, also expressed that he sees the IPC decision as politically motivated.
“We have to punish the cases as soon as we are aware of them and as soon as there’s enough evidence beyond reasonable doubt”.
Following the commission’s report, WADA recommended the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and all international sports federations ban Russian athletes from all international sports competitions, including Rio 2016.
“It shows a blatant disregard for the health and wellbeing of athletes and, quite simply, has no place in Paralympic sport”.
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The Paralympics, held every four years for athletes with disabilities, has been held in various forms since 1948 but grown in importance over the past 20 years. Other country’s Paralympic committee applaud IPC’s decision regarding this issue.
