Arnd Peiffer vs. Biathlon Association: “I find it shocking”

“I find it shocking. We have a great sport that a lot of people enjoy watching. And then we have an association that makes itself vulnerable, that is not neutral, that sweeps things under the carpet. But on the other hand, he has been propagating clean sport for years,” he said Saxon newspaper : "As an athlete you feel like you're being fooled - and certainly the spectators do too."

IBU President involved in doping scandal In recent months, numerous details have become known about the involvement of the IBU and the former federation president Anders Besseberg in Russian doping crimes. According to a report by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), corrupt officials in the world association are said to have covered up 2011 doping cases, mainly Russian ones, since 65. It was only at the end of August that the IBU announced that it had informed Russia's RBU association and four Russian athletes about further violations of the anti-doping rules, without initially giving any details.

At the electoral congress in Porec, Croatia, the world association is currently looking for a way out of the crisis. On Friday, the IBU rejected the RBU's request to regain full membership in the world body. Russia remains a provisional member. Peiffer: “The last visit from IBU people was a long time ago” Peiffer, who won Olympic gold in the sprint in Pyeongchang in February, called on the IBU to carry out stronger independent doping controls. “I get regular visits from the NADA (National Anti-Doping Agency) people, the last one from the IBU people was a long time ago,” he said: “If I now imagine that there are agencies in some countries, who do significantly less than NADA, the athletes there are rarely checked. The IBU would have to step in and step in.”

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Arnd Peiffer vs. Biathlon Association: “I find it shocking”

Olympic champion Arnd Peiffer (31) has sharply criticized the World Biathlon Federation IBU, which has been confronted with corruption and doping scandals.

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