Tcherezov said that the removal of Norway from international competitions would be a collapse for biathlon and all sports

Member of the Board of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) and head of the Udmurt Biathlon Federation Ivan Cherezov believes that the removal of Norway due to a doping scandal will be the collapse of world biathlon and sports in general.

Earlier it became known that the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) may deprive the national anti-doping committee of compliance status and impose sanctions on athletes due to a legal barrier that does not allow doping testing of athletes aged 15 to 18 without parental consent.

For two years, while the relevant law is in force, none of the minor Norwegian athletes did not pass doping tests without a prior warning about the visit of the anti-doping service.

— The main thing is that all countries are equal before the law and there are no exceptions for someone. But if we assume the fact that Norway will be removed from international competitions, then this will be a collapse for biathlon and the whole sport. Russia and Norway are one of the leading countries in our form, and without their participation this could lead to a catastrophe for sports in the international arena, ”RBC Sport quotes Cherezov as saying.