IBU to Skip Russian Athletes' Inclusion at Sept. Congress
Moscow, Aug 18 - The International Biathlon Union (IBU) Congress, scheduled for September, will not consider the issue of allowing Russian athletes to participate in international competitions.
Consensus
- The IBU will not discuss the inclusion of Russian biathletes at its September congress in Berchtesgarden.
- The Russian Biathlon Union (SBR) has requested that the issue of Russian athletes' return and restoration of its full membership status be included in the congress agenda.
- The SBR has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), which is currently assessing whether IBU's position constitutes national discrimination and violates the Olympic Charter.
- Russian and Belarusian biathletes have been excluded from international competitions since 2022.
- The IBU has suspended the membership of both the Russian and Belarusian biathlon federations.
Points of divergence
- The Russian Minister of Sport, Mikhail Degtyarev, stated on July 9 that Russia is prepared to pursue legal action to secure athletes' participation if individual federations obstruct their return. — vesti
- The IBU stated that the conditions leading to the exclusion of Russian athletes have not yet been resolved. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- Topic of allowing Russians is not planned to be discussed at the biathlonists congress — Вести
- IBU Congress in September will not discuss the admission of Russian biathletes — Коммерсантъ