MOSCOW, August 16. /TASS/. The Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) believes it was ‘a hypocritical and politicized decision’ on behalf of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to recommend a further suspension for Russian and Belarusian athletes from international competitions, the RBU press service said on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the IBU Executive Board recommended the organization’s Congress to extend indefinitely the suspension of Russian and Belarusian athletes from international sports tournaments.
"We believe that today’s IBU Executive Board voiced recommendations in regard to athletes from Russia and Belarus were hypocritical and politicized, just like their March decisions. They [the recommendations] contradict the IBU Constitution and inflict damage upon the global sport of biathlon," the RBU press office said in a statement adding that the RBU was set to come up with a legal explanation addressed to all IBU member federations before September 8, 2022.
