The opening ceremony for the 15th Paralympic summer games is about to begin. Krishnan Guru-Murthy is in Rio to watch some of the 4300 athletes from 159 countries compete. He speaks to Sir Philip Craven, president of the International Paralympic Committee, on budgets, Russian doping and Team GB’s chances for gold.
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