The athlete continues to prepare for the season at the training camp
Olympic champion Elena Bilosyuk (Pidgrushnaya) withdrew her candidacy from the presidential election Biathlon Federation of Ukraine.
“In recent days, I have been watching with amazement the sharp reaction of the community to the nomination of my candidacy for the election of the president of the federation. And frankly, I don’t understand why such a storm was raised around me.
Back in the spring, many agitated me to go to the head of the federation. The conference was postponed, I continued the training process. I didn’t do any publicity or campaigning. Yes, I have some support among athletes and fans, and I immediately said that I did not want to climb between two fires. The fact that I was submitted as a candidate is the will of the branch (we are a democratic country).”
“While I am at the training camp. According to the order of the National Guard of Ukraine, I have no right to leave the location. Accordingly, it becomes physically impossible to take part in the conference, which automatically eliminates me as a candidate for the presidency of the Biathlon Federation of Ukraine (according to the FBU charter).”
“Thank you for the trust to those who nominated and supported me, but I am not ready to be elected to this post this year. I hope that consciousness will come to our country along with peace. And internecine strife in social networks will move to the level of dialogue between adults.”
Earlier it was reported that the captain of the women’s biathlon team was nominated by the Ternopil Youth Sports School for winter sports. Bilosyuk is also among the candidates for the post of president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine.
Earlier it was reported that Ivan Krulko, a deputy from the Batkivshchyna, is one of the candidates for the FBU President. People’s Deputy has already tried to present as the future head of the Federation at the conference of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) in Salzburg.
The election of the head of the Biathlon Federation of Ukraine should take place on November 14 during the FBU Conference. Krulko has not yet officially put forward his candidacy. The main opponent of the People’s Deputy is the leader of the men’s biathlon team of Ukraine Dmitry Pidruchny, who confirmed his intention to participate in the elections.
President of the Biathlon Federation of Ukraine Volodymyr Brynzak wrote a letter of resignation and left his post. According to him, since July 1, he has been acting president of the FBU. Brynzak refused to run for another term. The functionary has led the Ukrainian biathlon since 1998.
Source: Sportarena
