KEMEROVO, 30 Sep, Sergey Fuks. None of the Russian biathletes expressed desire to change citizenship, President of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) Viktor Maigurov said at the forum «Russia is a sports power». Earlier, the Congress of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) decided to uphold the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions until further notice. «Russian stages are open. The athletes themselves are sympathetic to the situation. At present, none of them has expressed a desire to change sports citizenship,» Maygurov said. «The IBU decisions on sanctions against Russians were expected. The IBU is ahead of the rest in terms of sanctions and fines,» the head of the RRF added.
