International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Anders Besseberg has defended the decision to keep the World

Besseberg told insidethegames at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games here that the IBU had "acted in the right

many other ways and the provisional suspension will at least last until the end of this season," added Besseberg

Fans attending next month's Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang will be free to wave Russian flags, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed today as the organisation published the eligibility criteria athletes from the country must meet to be cleared to compete.

International Ski Federation President Gian-Franco Kasper and International Biathlon Union counterpart Anders Besseberg

International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach attempted to defend his organisation's handling of the Russian doping crisis today by arguing how they have reached a "balance" between a fair punishment and a "humiliation" for the country.

International Ski Federation President Gian-Franco Kasper and International Biathlon Union counterpart Anders Besseberg

Canada have reportedly announced a boycott of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup Finals in March if the event is not removed from its current location of Tyumen in Russia.

after they obtained a letter sent by Biathlon Canada President Murray Wylie to IBU counterpart Anders Besseberg

The Canadian letter was sent to IBU President Anders Besseberg ©Getty ImagesThe letter added: "While

events in Russia at this time is inconsistent with 'efforts to protect clean athletes' as stated by Mr Besseberg

considering following Canada and also announcing their withdrawal from events in Russia.They quoted Besseberg

An "information meeting" for athletes on the World Cup circuit will be held by the International Biathlon Union (IBU) to address the recent decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to force Russian competitors to participate as neutrals at Pyeongchang 2018.

Executive Board is an important step in the efforts to protect clean athletes," IBU President Anders Besseberg

International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Anders Besseberg has revealed that Belarus, the United States

I think these countries will be able to host competitions in the near future," Besseberg said."

 "As for the big tournaments Anders Besseberg talked about at the meeting in Prague, it is highly

Global attention when an International Federation (IF) holds its World Championships is supposed to focus on the sporting action.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) and was a clear-as-day violation of the WADA Code.IBU President Anders Besseberg

Kontiolahti in Finland has been announced as host of the eighth leg of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup in March after the event was moved-out of Tyumen in Russia.

doping outlined in the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA)-commissioned McLaren Report.IBU President Anders Besseberg

Osrblie in Slovakia has been announced as the replacement host of next month’s International Biathlon Union (IBU) Junior World Championships after the Russian city of Ostrov withdrew from staging the event following the damning evidence of state-sponsored doping in the McLaren Report.

World Cup leg in Tyumen in March, after an emergency Executive Committee meeting.IBU President Anders Besseberg

Russia has withdrawn from hosting the World Junior Biathlon Championships as well as a World Cup event next year while also being stripped of a speed skating competition following the "alarming" doping revelations contained in the McLaren Report.

IBU President Anders Besseberg has welcomed the decision to strip Russia of major events ©Getty ImagesNames

to the world of sport that the current situation is taken very seriously," said IBU President Anders Besseberg

Double Olympic champion Martin Fourcade claims calls he made for athletes to boycott International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup events if the world governing body fails to take tough action against Russian doping have been misinterpreted. 

IBU President Anders Besseberg told Russia's official news agency TASS earlier this week that it

Besseberg said an IBU working group will decide on further action before putting recommendations to the

As the old British saying goes, you wait ages for a London bus and then two come along at once.

is in stark contrast to the likes of the International Biathlon Union (IBU), whose President Anders Besseberg

Besseberg told Norwegian newspaper VG there was "nothing to clarify" regarding the 2021 World Championships

After all, even Besseberg admitted it is not difficult to switch venues of competitions such as the World

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has received the names of 31 Russian athletes implicated in the second part of the McLaren Report and a decision on possible sanctions could be made before the 2017 World Championships in Hochfilzen in February, according to the President of the worldwide governing body.

IBU head Anders Besseberg told Russia's official news agency TASS that he hoped the expert group

all to get an assessment of the biathletes who now participate in our international competitions," Besseberg

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) has been given a deadline of January 14 by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) to explain the reasons why they defied the Code and awarded the 2021 World Championships to Russia.

or to events that had already been awarded to the country as their main defence.IBU President Anders Besseberg

as early as March, four months before the release of the McLaren Report in July.IBU President Anders Besseberg

 Besseberg himself sought clarification on the issue during yesterday’s meeting as he asked specifically

International Ski Federation (FIS) President Gian-Franco Kasper believes the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) should stop making political decisions and focus on playing a direct drug testing role.

criticised the decision and claimed it risks the IBU being declared non-compliant.IBU President Anders Besseberg