The Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) supports the idea of admitting Belarusian biathletes to the Spartakiad of the Strongest, but the decision is made by the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation, said the executive director of the RBU at . Alexander Pak .
The Spartakiad of the Strongest will take place from February 9 to 18, biathlon competitions will take place in Zlatoust (Chelyabinsk region). Belarusian biathletes take part in the stages of the Alfa-Bank Russian Cup. Earlier, the president of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maigurov told that, as far as he knows, Belarusians will not participate in the Spartakiad and this issue has not been finally resolved.
— Has the Ministry of Sports decided to allow Belarusians to participate in the Spartakiad biathlon and what does the RBU think of this story?
“Unfortunately, no decision has been made known to us.” This is not accepted. Our attitude towards the participation of Belarusians is extremely positive: we only want them to compete with us, because only in competition can we understand the true and real strength of our athletes, including national athletes.
— Are Belarusians still waiting to be invited?
– In general, yes. From what I know from conversations with team representatives, they are still waiting. Unfortunately, we are not the leading party here, the decision rests with the Ministry of Sports. We expressed our opinion to the Ministry of Sports: we are in favor of their participation, but it is not up to us to decide,” Pak told .
Source : MatchTV
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