Russian Biathlon Union (RBR) officially telegram channel It was announced that the 3rd stage of the Russian Cup, planned to be held in Tyumen between 6-10 December, was canceled due to bad weather conditions.
“On the morning of December 6, the competition jury decided to cancel the sprint races due to low temperatures,” SBR said in the press release.
According to the calendar plan, five stages of the national cup were planned to be held in the current biathlon season. In February 2024, Russian biathletes will perform at the Strongest Spartakiad, which will be hosted by Zlatoust, the largest domestic competition of the season.
In the spring of 2022, the International Biathlon Union (IBU) announced its decision to admit Belarusian and Russian biathletes to the World Cup and IBU stages only as neutral athletes. As a result, the Russians decided to skip the competition at the end of the 2021/22 season. In September 2022, the organization extended the suspension indefinitely.
Dmitry Vasiliev, formerly a two-time Olympic champion statedHe said the sanctions hit Russian biathletes hard.