“We need to dissolve the biathlon team”: the former head of the RRF proposed tough measures

MOSCOW, Mar 29, Sergey Pogrebnyak. Former head of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) ) Vladimir Drachev believes that after the decision of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to suspend the membership of the RBU in the organization, the Russian team should be disbanded, and the team sent to the regions. On Tuesday, the IBU executive committee suspended the membership of the RBU and the Belarusian Biathlon Federation in the organization with immediate effect against exacerbation of Russian-Ukrainian relations.» In fact, the Russian biathlon team is not needed now if there are no international competitions. starts. If we raise them, the situation will improve,» Drachev said. «All the huge costs that went to the Russian team must be returned to the regions. They will only say thank Oh, that the money will finally reach them, and not be scattered inside the RRF. In fact, we understand that the RBU should accumulate the work of the federations, and not receive a salary,” Drachev added. in the IBU since 2017, for this reason, until 2026, competitions are prohibited in Russia, and citizens of the country are not allowed to hold positions in the IBU.