MINSK, Sep 17, Alexander Govorov. Vice President of the Russian Biathlon Union Alexei Nuzhdov told reporters that biathlete Ekaterina Bekh should receive Russian citizenship by the end of September. In April, Bekh, Oksana Moskalenko and Olga Abramova, who had previously changed sports citizenship from Russian to Ukrainian, were fired by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine from the biathlon team. After the start of a special military operation, Bekh was forced to leave Ukraine. «The main issue for Bekh was the choice of a regional federation. Considerable funds are needed for the training of biathletes, and she could not count on budget money, since she was not a citizen of Russia. She could not be arranged for fees, pay for weapons. She needed funds, and we decided to help and close this issue. At the end of May, we met at a children's competition in Khimki. They explained that the process of obtaining citizenship would be long. Planned work has already begun. It is up to the end of the month should already receive Russian citizenship. It's good that we managed to include her in the Moscow region, no one began to deal with bureaucracy and did not create obstacles. In Tchaikovsky at the Russian Cup, she will already be able to play for the Moscow region, «Nuzhdov said.
