MOSCOW, Sep 22, Oleg Bogatov. Vice President of the Russian Biathlon Union ( SBR) Aleksey Nuzhdov said that he doubted the lifting of the ban on participation in international competitions from biathletes in the near future. Secretary General of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Michel Vion said on Thursday that the organization is considering the possibility of admitting Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in competitions under the auspices of the FIS, a decision can be made in December. The Congress of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) on September 16 decided to uphold the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until further notice. «I doubt that such steps can be taken in relation to our biathlon,» said Nuzhdov. this is not yet the case. After all, the decision of the IBU Congress was quite recent, and during this time it is unlikely that anything has changed. It would be good, but I doubt it. which will take place in Moscow on October 14.
