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IBU to present Russian Biathlon Union reinstatement criteria at meeting in Moscow

  • Biathlon

A four-person International Biathlon Union (IBU) delegation led by President Olle Dahlin is due to visit Moscow tomorrow to outline the criteria the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) must meet to have their full membership of the worldwide governing body restored.

and education.An investigation currently being conducted by the Austrian police into claims Anders Besseberg

criteria will be strong to ensure they restore credibility following the corruption scandal involving Besseberg

position to deliver his own report at the Extraordinary Congress in October.The criminal probe into Besseberg


IBU sign partnership agreement with International Testing Agency

  • Biathlon

A partnership agreement which will see the International Testing Agency (ITA) support the International Biathlon Union (IBU) with its anti-doping programme has been signed by the two organisations.

criminal investigation focused on doping, fraud and corruption was opened against former President Anders Besseberg


IBU excludes Russia from list of World Cup hosts for next four years

  • Biathlon

Russia will not stage an International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Cup event for at least four years after the country was excluded from the list of host nations on the 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 competition calendars.

Commission, which will provide a report to the Executive Board.The criminal probe centres on Anders Besseberg


English lawyer appointed by IBU to chair external review into historic allegations

  • Biathlon

International Biathlon Union (IBU) have announced English lawyer Jonathan Taylor will chair an External Review Commission to investigate historic allegations made against the governing body.

of criminal investigations focused on doping, fraud and corruption against former President Anders Besseberg

will investigate historic allegations against the governing body, including former President Anders Besseberg



IOC lifts restrictions on International Biathlon Union after Bach meets Dahlin

  • Biathlon

Direct financial payments from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the International Biathlon Union (IBU) will resume after all restrictions placed on the governing body were lifted today.

criminal investigation focused on doping, fraud and corruption was opened against former President Anders Besseberg

 "I have reiterated that we will continue to be at the forefront in the fight against doping.”Besseberg

2011.German broadcaster ARD and newspaper Bild reported that a confidential WADA report claims that Besseberg


Direct payments from IOC to IBU remain frozen as governing body praised for progress under new President

  • Biathlon

Direct financial payments from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to the International Biathlon Union (IBU) remain frozen but the world governing body is making clear progress under new President Olle Dahlin, it was announced here today.

criminal investigation focused on doping, fraud and corruption was opened against former President Anders Besseberg

2011.German broadcaster ARD and newspaper Bild reported that a confidential WADA report claims that Besseberg


IBU President Dahlin meets Coe to discuss challenges faced by sport

  • Biathlon

International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Olle Dahlin has met with International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) counterpart Sebastian Coe to discuss issues sport has faced in recent years.

had been plunged into crisis amid corruption scandals involving their former Presidents Anders Besseberg



Liam Morgan: IBU take steps in right direction but challenges remain for crisis-ridden body under new President

  • Inside the Blogs

The familiar Lou Reed hit may have crept into the minds of delegates attending the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Congress following the Presidential election last Friday (September 7).

from those who highlighted the fact that he served as a vice-president during the tenure of Anders Besseberg

Have they not seen the accusations against Besseberg, an official who was allowed to rule the sport for

transparency, would it not have been better to ensure Dahlin and his successors cannot be given the free rein Besseberg


Pokljuka and Oberhof awarded Biathlon World Championships at IBU Congress

  • Biathlon

Oberhof in Germany beat the Czech resort of Nové Město na Moravě to secure the hosting rights for the 2023 World Championships as sole candidate Pokljuka in Slovenia was confirmed as the venue for the 2021 edition at the International Biathlon Union (IBU) Congress.

contender.Documents obtained by the Norwegian broadcaster have also indicated that former IBU President Anders Besseberg

 Besseberg and Resch stood down from their positions in April amid the opening of an investigation


International Biathlon Union pledge full review of constitution on day one of Dahlin Presidency

  • Biathlon

The International Biathlon Union (IBU) pledged to carry out a full review of its constitution on the first full day of Olle Dahlin's Presidency.

agreed today.Sweden's Dahlin was elected as only the second IBU President, replacing Norwegian Anders Besseberg

year term and has been tasked with transforming the image of the organisation.Seventy-two-year-old Besseberg


iNADO praise IBU for anti-doping programme but urge governing body to be more transparent

  • Biathlon

The Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) has praised certain elements of the International Biathlon Union's (IBU) anti-doping programme but urged the worldwide governing body to be more transparent in dealing with future cases.

criminal investigation centered on possible doping, fraud and corruption by former President Anders Besseberg

reads.The IBU have shown growing willingness to combat doping problems since the allegations against Besseberg


Dahlin elected International Biathlon Union President

  • Biathlon

Sweden's Olle Dahlin has been elected President of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) after he claimed a landslide victory over Latvian rival Baiba Broka in a vote at the worldwide governing body's Congress today.

Dahlin becomes just the second head of the IBU and succeeds Norwegian Anders Besseberg, who stood down

following his comfortable election win, was considered the favourite when the two candidates to succeed Besseberg


IBU set for crucial Congress as Presidential candidates continue lobbying prior to key vote

  • Biathlon

International Biathlon Union (IBU) officials are gathering in the Croatian resort of Poreč to elect only the second President in the history of the organisation as the embattled governing body prepares to stage a Congress seen as vital to its long-term future.

the Congress agenda which is due to take place on Friday (September 7).The election to replace Anders Besseberg