Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Photo: Wikipedia.org.
The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs has added Russian fencers Violetta and Sergei Bida to the database of wanted persons.
Both cards indicate that they are wanted under criminal charges code. However, the specific article is not specified.
In early July, a message appeared on the website of the US Fencing Federation that Russians Sergei Bida, epee fencer Oleg Knysh and the ex-husband of Olympic champion Sofia Pozdnyakova, saber fencer Konstantin Lokhanov, had entered the US Championship. The document stated that in order to participate in the tournament, athletes must condemn the actions of Russia and Belarus and not show affiliation with the country.