CURRENT AFFAIRS

2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) recently banned a country from competing at September’s Paralympics in Rio. Name it.
A
China
B
Russia
C
North Korea
D
Pakistan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Athletes from Russia and Belarus were barred from last March’s Paralympic Winter Games the day before the Opening Ceremony in a reversal from a decision 20 hours earlier that would have allowed Russians and Belarusians to compete as neutrals without their national flags, symbols and anthems.

Detailed explanation-2: -International Paralympic Committee says Russian and Belarusian athletes cannot take part in events, and are ‘victims’ of their governments’ actions.

Detailed explanation-3: -The International Paralympic Committee announced on Thursday that athletes from Russia and Belarus won’t be permitted to compete in the 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Detailed explanation-4: -Russian and Belarusian athletes have now been banned from the Beijing 2022 Paralympic Winter Games, it was confirmed on Thursday morning.

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