The Executive Committee of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) unanimously decided to suspend the activities of the national federations of Belarus and Russia.

" Violations like this damage the reputation of the IBU and all of biathlon, and their active membership will undermine the efforts of the IBU and its members to advance their constitutional principles and goals..

The Board will continue to monitor the situation and stands ready to reconsider the decision if circumstances change.

Also, the decision will be considered by the IBU Congress at a meeting on September 15-19, 2022, if it is not canceled earlier by the Executive Committee,"

Recall that on February 24, Russian President Putin made an urgent statement about conducting a special military operation on the territory of Ukraine, launching a large-scale invasion of Ukrainian cities..

After that, Russian sports began to plunge into complete isolation.. There are practically no federations left that have not excluded the Russians from their competitions.

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Earlier it was reported that the International Biathlon Union banned athletes from the Russian Federation from participating in competitions under their own flag..