“We are under no illusions.” The head of the RRF on the work to restore the admission of Russians to international competitions

President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maygurov spoke about the work to restore the admission of Russian athletes to international competitions, while citing tennis as an example, where Russians continue to participate in tournaments.

Previously, the IBU executive committee decided to extend the suspension of the membership of the RBU and the Belarusian Biathlon Federation (BFB) until certain conditions are met.

– There was information that by September 8, the RBU should send a letter to the International Biathlon Union (IBU) in order to indicate on the eve of the IBU congress its position on the withdrawal of the organization and our biathletes. What accents will be placed there?

– On the one hand, we dispute the legal status of the decisions that were taken against us. On the other hand, we want to say that the leaders of the IBU must first think of the athletes whose fate they are about to decide. It is the athletes who suffer, although they are in no way linked to what is happening in the world. We also want to draw the attention of IBU congressmen to other sports – for example, two Russians are playing in the quarterfinals of the US Open tennis championship currently taking place in New York. How has this interfered with world tennis? Why is biathlon worse? Our main initiative is the revision of the spring decisions of the IBU, the possibility of participation of Russian biathletes in international competitions. Otherwise, it violates the Olympic Charter, in which sport is clearly out of politics. In addition to this letter, I plan to speak at the IBU Congress in mid-September remotely via video link. We were offered this option, we weighed everything and decided that it was worth using it.

— What are your general expectations of the IBU Congress?

– We have no illusions, but in any case, we must convey to the international community the position of the RRF. The presentation of information varies from country to country. We have not remembered for a long time, now the time has come. Even if it’s by videoconference. I will speak, questions and discussions in this format are not expected.

– Do you plan to focus on the same tennis, where Russians calmly perform at international tournaments? There are similar examples in cycling, motor racing, judo.

“Of course we will talk about it. These are the cases you can and should pay attention to, because they are also individual sports, such as biathlon.

– What is the status of the appeal before the CAS?

– The appeal is pending in court, so far I cannot cite any deadlines. CAS lives by its schedule. The lawyers of the Russian Olympic Committee give us full support in terms of communication, so that we receive information as soon as there is progress,” Maygurov told RIA Novosti Sport.

On March 2, the IBU suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating in competitions under its auspices.

RIA Novosti Sport

Source : MatchTV

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