Executive Director of the Russian Biathlon Union (RUB) Alexander Pak on , he said the organization was in contact with the International Biathlon Union (IBU) on a number of issues, but the return of Russian athletes to international tournaments was not discussed.
Russian and Belarusian biathletes have been suspended from tournaments under the auspices of the IBU since 2022.
— We have regular contact with the IBU, we communicate. Of course, we do not communicate about the return, but we have work issues regarding the activities of the RBU within the framework of the BIU (Biathlon Integrity Unit – the division of the IBU to ensure the integrity of biathlon), communication on doping.
The first seminars in Europe on intra-collective relations between employees took place on the SBR platform. We are working, but so far there is no question of returning. First, this decision is not made by the IBU itself, but by Congress. Second, yes, some sports federations allow Russians, but we haven’t had such a conversation yet.
—Are we represented at the congress?
– Not yet. We communicate with other federations and in behind-the-scenes conversations we are told that the issue of our return is not on the agenda,” Pak said on .
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