Dahlin and Bøygard to stand for International Biathlon Union President

Sweden's Olle Dahlin and Norwegian Tore Bøygard have emerged as the first two candidates to replace Anders Besseberg as President of the International Biathlon Union (IBU).
Sweden's Olle Dahlin and Norwegian Tore Bøygard have emerged as the first two candidates to replace Anders Besseberg as President of the International Biathlon Union (IBU).
Fresh questions are being asked of the process to award the Russian resort of Tyumen hosting rights for the 2021 International Biathlon Union (IBU) World Championships in 2016.
Germany's Felix Bitterling has been appointed as the sport director of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) as the worldwide governing body began its restructure following the scandal involving the previous leadership.
Vladimir Drachev, Viktor Maygurov and Dmitry Aleksashin will battle it out for the Presidency of the Russian Biathlon Union (RBU) after incumbent Alexander Kravtsov confirmed he would not stand for re-election.
An external audit of the International Biathlon Union's (IBU) anti-doping programme will be carried out by the Institute of Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO) following claims that the former leadership at the worldwide governing body accepted bribes in return for a favourable stance towards Russian athletes.
An International Biathlon Union (IBU) disciplinary decision to sanction Russia's Ekaterina Glazyrina was based on "overwhelming evidence" in the McLaren Report backed-up by the Moscow Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) database obtained by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).
Russian biathlete Ekaterina Glazyrina has been banned until next year and stripped of four years of results in a doping case based on evidence contained within the McLaren Report.
Sponsors of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) have said they are "taking note" following the launch of an investigation surrounding the body's former leadership, but are yet to withdraw their backing.
German broadcasters ARD and ZDF have promised to continue their coverage of biathlon despite the doping scandal engulfing the sport's worldwide governing body.
Czech Biathlon Association President Jiří Hamza has claimed the door remains open for two-time world champion Gabriela Koukalová to return to the sport one day, despite the athlete criticising her team-mates in her controversial autobiography.
The International Biathlon Union (IBU) are attempting to distance themselves from their former President Anders Besseberg after more revelations about his close relationship with Russia.
International Biathlon Union (IBU) President Anders Besseberg has claimed the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) are "panicking" after standing down as head of the world governing body pending the outcome of a corruption investigation.
Anders Besseberg has officially stood-down as President of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) pending the outcome of an investigation which the Austrian police have confirmed surrounds possible doping, fraud and corruption involving Russian athletes.
An investigation into the leadership of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) currently being conducted by the Austrian Federal Criminal Police began following a tip-off by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), who received information from Grigory Rodchenkov, it has been confirmed.
A search of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) headquarters in Salzburg has reportedly been carried-out by Austria's Federal Criminal Police Office.