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CAS will most likely consider an appeal against the IBU decision to exclude Russians in early February – Maigurov
President of the Russian Biathlon Union (SBR) Viktor Maigurov said on Match TV that the consideration of the Russian side’s appeal against the decision of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to exclude Russian athletes from international competitions will most likely take place in the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in early February.
Russian biathletes have been suspended from international competitions since 2022 due to the conflict in Ukraine. In December, the RBU announced that a lawsuit had been filed with CAS to challenge the exclusion of athletes from Russia from competing under the auspices of the IBU. The International Biathlon Union refused to expedite the claim.
— I talked to CAS about the claim for two days. The IBU is delaying (the consideration of the claim) by hook or by crook. There are no clear regulations in CAS, but, as our lawyers said, this is the beginning of February,” Maigurov said on Match TV.
Source: Sportbox
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