DISINFO: Chinese sportsmen prefer participating in the Russian self-proclaimed paralympic games...

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DISINFO: Chinese sportsmen prefer participating in the Russian self-proclaimed paralympic games...

SUMMARY

Chinese sportsmen prefer participating in the Russian self-proclaimed paralympic games to participating in the official Rio games, says Deutsche Welle.

RESPONSE

According to Deutsche Welle the link in the article is fake. The DW website has not contained information about Chinese Paraolympians were allegedly ready to refuse to participate in the Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in favor of an alternative event in Russia. "The information disseminated by the Russian media does not correspond to reality," writes DW.

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