President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maygurov on ‘s Loud show, he said the International Biathlon Union (IBU) wanted to know if the Russians would acquire the rights to televise competitions under the auspices of the IBU.
– What is going on with you and your partners at the moment? Is there a link?
– We are stable. They don’t turn away from us…
– What does it mean?
— We provide a quarterly report on our anti-doping activities. In this part, they even gave us the example. Regarding communication with the President of the International Biathlon Union, Olle Dahlin, we last spoke with him in October. On Friday, while I was in Ryazan, he emailed “Victor, I can’t get through!” I wrote to him today that he is available. They are interested in the fact that in October – if Russian television will buy the broadcasting rights. What do we have with laser biathlon, they ask.
– And you ask when we will fight again for the World Cup?
– Together with the head of the Belarusian biathlon, Tsybulsky, we asked direct questions in September at the IBU congress. We have not been answered, but in an informal communication, the opinion of other federations is confirmed that not everything depends on us.
In Ryazan, Andrian agreed to offer them a face-to-face meeting at the end of January-beginning of February. In neutral territory. We keep our finger on the pulse.
– Do you have contacts with those who are for us?
– We have contacts with representatives of Germany, Felix Bitterling. We made a newsletter for the new year to all the federations. We are also congratulated. Two days before Christmas, Anders Bisseberg called and said hello to everyone he knew in Russia. We are being watched.
Competing in biathlon is much more difficult than in skiing. Ours, certainly not regularly, but stopped by the strongest. The financial situation of the IBU depends on the sale of TV rights. And with the departure of market share from Belarus and Russia, they are starting to think about it.
Have you made a list of questions if the meetings take place?
– The main question! What should we do to recover! It is clear that RUSADA should fully recover, which is currently not the case. All of these stories can be undone at some point. Question on forms of interaction. They ask what you are doing there with the Belarusians. Whether tournaments are displayed or not. They all read what is written, – said Maygurov on the air of .
Russian biathletes are suspended from competitions under the auspices of the IBU.
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