MOSCOW, Sep 23 One of the leading sponsors of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS), the Swiss company Soor, threatens to terminate cooperation with the organization if Russian athletes are allowed to participate in international competitions. Earlier, FIS Secretary General Michel Vion said that the federation is considering the possibility of admitting Russian and Belarusian athletes suspended from international competitions due to events in Ukraine. «We expect the FIS to refute these words as soon as possible. We cannot believe that this is true. We have already spoken to the FIS and outlined our position. It is completely impossible to make such a decision. If we are not heard, we will no longer be able to sponsor «, — said the director of communications Soor Bjorn Takle Friis, who was quoted by the Norwegian edition NRK.FIS at the end of February suspended Russian and Belarusian athletes from the international x competitions due to events in Ukraine. The decision was indefinite as long as it remains in effect.
