Paralympic

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven pose at a meeting with International Paralympic Committee board members and honorary council members before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and International Paralympic Committee President Philip Craven speak before the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

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Ukrainian paralympic athlete Grygorii Vovchinskyi shows his credential as President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine Valeriy Sushkevich puts his hands to his face during a press conference ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2014 Winter Paralympics in Sochi, Russia, Friday, March 7, 2014. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)