"They divert attention from themselves": in Russia they were outraged by the demand of the Beo brothers to apologize for the doping scandals

As the date of the announcement of the verdict of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne (CAS) in the case of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency (RUSADA) versus the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which is supposed to decide the fate of domestic sports for the next few years, is approaching, the degree of tension is also growing.

This is especially true for biathlon, where athletes continue to suffer from the scandals of the past.

In Russia, the next controversial statements by the brothers Johannes and Tarjei Boe, who commented on the course of the trial, caused a wide resonance.

“The main thing is not punishment, they always do that.

When people are wrong and proven wrong, it's important to lay the cards on the table and apologize.

And then you have to continue.

It seems to me that this is the way to return to the competition and return the sympathy of the entire sports world.

Russia is the largest biathlon nation, which, unfortunately, no longer exists.

But they are very important for international biathlon, so I hope that they will soon get back on their feet ”, - quotes Boe Sr.“ Championship ”with reference to the Norwegian edition of Dagbladet.

Johannes agreed with his opinion and expressed the hope that Russia will take all necessary measures to avoid its past mistakes.

According to him, such requirements are put forward not only by them, but also by the entire biathlon community.

The Beo brothers often criticize Russian athletes, but the demand for an official apology was provoked by a barrage of criticism.

“Russian athletes should not apologize to anyone.

They have to go to the start and prove their superiority.

Biathletes from other countries are simply afraid of us.

The national teams of the USSR and Russia are the strongest! ”, Two-time Olympic champion Anfisa Reztsova commented on the words of the athletes.

But there is also another position.

Four-time Olympic champion Alexander Tikhonov agreed with the Norwegians that Russia should admit its guilt, since, in his opinion, doping scandals did not arise from scratch.

At the same time, it is not the biathletes who should apologize to their colleagues, but the leaders of the sport responsible for the mistakes.

“We need to apologize not to the Norwegians, but to the biathlon fans, to the Russians.

First of all, this should be done by Sergey Kushchenko, Viktor Maygurov.

This whole brigade ... I will tell the Norwegians this: I respect your country, but learn to wipe snot at the finish line!

And then, when the Norwegians finish, they have 5-10 centimeters hanging on their beard, including the greatest ones.

Look at the pale faces of the Norwegians.

Legalized asthmatics, is the whole country of asthmatics?

You go about your business, brothers Byo!

Biathlon will not die without you! ”, - quotes the words of Tikhonov Sport24.

In turn, the president of the St. Petersburg Biathlon Federation Dmitry Vasiliev sharply criticized Bo's words.

He suggested that with the help of such statements, the Norwegians distract attention from their own problems.

“In this situation, the aphorism about those who shouts the loudest:“ Stop the thief ”is best suited.

They divert attention from themselves.

With the Norwegians, everything has long been clear.

Legalized dopingists.

We must shove our way and not pay attention to any mongrels that yapped.

Hope my country never apologizes again.

To whom to apologize?

They are not worth it.

All these reports by Richard McLaren, words of Judas Grigory Rodchenkov.

Still distorted.

Therefore, my position is that Russia should not apologize to such people ”, - quotes Vasiliev as“ Championship ”.

The famous commentator Dmitry Guberniev did not stand aside either.

He noted the absurdity of the requirement, recalling that the Norwegian athletes themselves were often caught on anti-doping rule violations, but they were justified.

“Tarjei, should we all apologize?

Who!

Where?

Should Putin?

Lavrov?

Zanin?

Trifanov?

Or apologize to all our pulmonologists?

Asthma drug manufacturers?

Lipstick sellers?

Brother, tell me specifically, ”Guberniev wrote in his Telegram channel.

The Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) was stripped of its international status in December 2017 due to numerous episodes of doping violations.

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) put forward a number of requirements for the restoration of membership, but the emergence of new scandals slowed down this process.

The last Russians, whose guilt after the appeals was confirmed by CAS, were Evgeny Ustyugov and Olga Zaitseva, they were deprived of the medals of the Olympic Games in Vancouver and Sochi.

At the same time, the conclusions of the IBU independent commission, which analyzed the connection between the previous leadership of the organization and the doping affairs of Russians, may become a positive moment for the national biathlon.

It was assumed that ex-president Anders Besseberg withheld the data on positive samples.

However, in the course of many months of investigation, it turned out that this was not the case.

The corresponding report was made at the last congress of the union.

Nevertheless, the cases of some athletes remain open and it is not yet known when the issue of restoring the RBU will be considered again.