TV commentator Dmitry Guberniev telegraph channelGazprom ceased to be a partner of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU).
Gazprom is no longer a sponsor of SBR! How was it possible not to maintain such a strong partnership?
Yes… a strong team of professionals from Viktor Maygurov is working!!! And there are problems with other partners, ”wrote Guberniev.
He also said that the prize money given to biathletes in competitions will be reduced due to the loss of sponsors next season.
Alexei Nuzhdov, Deputy Head of the Russian Biathlon Union in 2021, said that the budget of the organization is 105-110 million rubles. Of these, 50.8 million rubles are funds allocated by Gazprom to the SBR.
Recall that the International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced last spring its decision to allow Belarusian and Russian biathletes to participate in the World Cup and IBU stages only as neutral athletes. As a result, the Russians decided to skip these competitions. In September, the organization extended the suspension of Russia and Belarus.
Formerly two-time Olympic biathlon champion Dmitry Vasilyev declarationRussian athletes are offered to become “Judas”.