From Russia without love

The Union of Biathlonists of Russia refused to hold the stage of the World Cup in Tyumen, as well as the youth world championship in 2017 in the city of the island of the Pskov region. This was reported in a press release from the International Biathlon Union.

"SBR told IBU that he was returning the right to hold Youth and Youth World Cup in the city of Island, as well as the stage of the World Cup in Tyumen. New places of these competitions will be approved later," IBU said.

On Thursday, at the IBU meeting, it was decided to open an official investigation against 29 Russian biathletes mentioned in the second part of the report of the head of the Independent Commission of the World Anti -Doping Agency Richard McLaren, as well as in relation to the Biathlonists of Russia.

In addition, two Russian biathletes, whose names are not called, have already been removed from the competition of violations at the Olympics in Sochi.

“This is the first important step towards the Union of Biathlonists of Russia, which should show that IBU and the whole world of sports are very seriously related to the current situation,” said IBU President Anders Besserberg.

Meanwhile, the Council of the International Union of Hibilities decided to take the right to adopt the stage of the 2017 World Cup from Chelyabinsk. "The ISU Council decided to postpone the World Cup in the skating sports, which was supposed to be held in Chelyabinsk from March 10 to March 12, 2017, to another country. A new venue will be announced later," the organization said . The basis for such a solution was also data from the second part of the McLaren report

"The organizers in Chelyabinsk were preparing for the Cup with the usual enthusiasm, professionalism and conscientiousness, but the above circumstances do not allow to fully evaluate their efforts," ISU notes.

In addition, the ISU Council took into account the IOC call for international sports federations to freeze preparations for the conduct of large international sports competitions in Russia. The organization will carefully monitor the development of the situation, after which he will decide on the possibility of holding competitions in our country next season.

On Monday, the press service of the International Bobsleya and Skeleton Federation reported that the 2017 World Cup for these sports was moved from Sochi to Germany . Competitions will accept the city of Koenigzee.

The possible transfer of competitions from Russia became known on December 13th. “In this difficult time, it would be prudent not to arrange such competitions in Russia,” IBSF said. The federation in the federation was justified in two arguments. Firstly, the statement says, it is necessary to give the athletes and coaches from all countries to focus on sports, and not on disputes and accusations - it does not matter whether fair or not. Secondly, in the current situation, "it is almost impossible to appreciate the efforts of the organizing committee undertaken to prepare the competition, as well as the quality of the" sled "highway as one of the best in the world."

After that, the press secretary of Vladimir Putin Dmitry Peskov called the decision "extremely politicized", adding that it "proceeds from statements that do not have sufficient justification."

On December 9, Canadian lawyer McLaren presented the second part of the report prepared for WADA. The investigation showed that over 1,000 Russian athletes in almost 30 types of Olympic and Paralympic sports were involved in the doping program of Russia.