The head of the Biathlon Federation of the Transbaikal Territory Gennady Kovalev on the air of the program “All for the match!” on the channel said the pressure on regional federations started in 2020 after the election Viktor Maygurov as President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU).
On Tuesday, Tatarstan Biathlon Federation President Ildar Nugmanov said the federations of Transbaikalia, Perm Territory, Kaluga region, Republic of Buryatia and Novosibirsk region were forced to vote for Maygurov in the elections for the head of the RBU. Aleksey Nuzhdov is also a candidate for the post.
Representatives of the Trans-Baikal and Kaluga federations have confirmed to that they are under pressure through regional sports ministries ahead of the re-election of the head of the RBU, which will be held on October 14.
— It all started in 2020, when it was necessary to remove Vladimir Drachev . I’m probably the only one who attended all the conferences. All took place in a fair and sporting fight, there was never any dirt. It started in 2020.
Now regional ministers participate in these elections to vote for Maygurov, and then the level was higher, the governors were involved in the matter. Then Drachev was simply forced to resign, there was such pressure.
There were no threats against me, just: I have to vote for Maigurov. I even have text messages. And some delegates clearly stated, “If you refuse to vote for Maigurov, you will be fired,” Kovalev said.
Source : MatchTV
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