Olympic cross-country skiing champion Veronika Stepanova said that the absence of Russians at international departures does not have a very strong effect on the income of the International Biathlon Union, but that over time, biathlon could meet the fate of cross-country skiing.
In May, the head of the IBU Athletes’ Commission, former American biathlete Claire Egan, said there was a clear position of the athletes and the decision of the IBU Congress, which will not change so much. that the situation in Ukraine will not change. In September, the IBU voted to remove Russia and Belarus from international tournaments.
– The International Biathlon Union (IBU) said that there was nothing to say at all in terms of the participation of Russian athletes. Unlike the “native” FIS, I have no knowledge there. I do not know by what they are guided. I suspect they look at their TV rights deals with the European Broadcasting Union, look at the German sponsors and rejoice in their financial success. Whether or not there are Russian biathletes at the competitions, this does not greatly affect their income. Let’s see how they sing when German biathlon is about the same as German cross-country skiing – but so far the biathlon bosses are happy with everything, – wrote Stepanova.
Source : MatchTV
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