The International Biathlon Union (IBU) deprived the Biathlon Union of Russia (RRF) of full membership in the organization. The IBU agreed with the decision of the IOC on December 5 and lowered the status of Russia to a temporary one, and the question of a return can be raised only after the end of the current season. At the same time, our country must fulfill a number of requirements, the official website of the IBU. In order to get back its full status, the RRF is obliged to cooperate and support the investigation of violations of doping tests, and the IOC must lift the disqualification from the Russian Olympic Committee. In addition, Russian biathletes should not be caught for doping from January 2017. Only in this case, Russia will be restored to the IBU. The expert of the organization Stefan Netzle noted that our country has retained the rights to host the World Cup stage. "We want Russia to return to the biathlon family as soon as possible," he quoted the words "Sport Express".

Vice-President of the Executive Committee of the IBU Viktor Maigurov was surprisingly pleased with the results of the meeting and considered that everything will end after the end of the investigation of the IOC Commission, reports Match-TV. "Solutions are adequate. Both for us and for the federation are satisfactory, "he said..

But our biathlete Anton Shipulin called to stop accusing Russia of using illegal drugs. According to him, for this there is no evidence and all the athletes are absolutely clean.