MOSCOW, Mar 21 The Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) is ready to apply to the Sports Arbitration Court (CAS) in case of deprivation of membership in the International Biathlon Union (IBU), President of the RBU Viktor Maigurov said in a video posted on the official YouTube channel of the organization. by virtue of. The suspension will be subject to regular review by the Executive Board and will last until the next IBU Congress in September 2022. Both national federations have seven days to react. After this period, the executive committee will make a final decision on the suspension of membership. «Together with the Russian Olympic Committee, we will challenge these decisions in the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland. We already have such a practice when we challenged a decision regarding a color or monochrome logo. We succeeded to defend our positions. All the necessary steps have been taken. We will continue to work with the Swiss law firm,» Maygurov said. The head of the organization said that the SBR is ready to file a lawsuit with the CAS if the decision to suspend membership in the IBU comes into force.
