The head of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU), Viktor Maigurov, said that the completion of the sponsorship contract with Gazprom will be an incentive for the organization to look for new partners. RT.
“The contract with Gazprom accounted for 10-12% of all revenues last season. Less significant expenses will need to be optimized, but this is a good reason to seek new partners.
Gazprom cut the funding of the All-Russian Olympic Committee three or four times. “But nobody talks about it when RRF is on everybody’s lips,” he said.
On the end of cooperation between SBR and Gazprom on June 23 knowledgeable Commentator and journalist Dmitry Guberniev says the loss of partners will affect the reward system next season.
Recall that the International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced in the spring of 2022 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.
Former two-time Olympic champion Dmitry Vasiliev declarationRussian athletes are offered to become “Judas”.