Russian Biathletes' Movements Unrestricted In Austria Amid Doping Probe - Embassy

VIENNA (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 15th December, 2018) Members of the Russian biathlon national team face no restrictions to their freedom of movement in Austria, the Russian embassy's spokesman, Bulat Haydarov, told Sputnik in the wake of a probe into doping violations on the part of the team members, launched in the EU country.

"The presumption of innocence is in place.

There are no restrictions to the freedom of movement of the team members," Haydarov said.

Late on Wednesday, media reported that Austrian police arrived at the place where the Russian biathlon team was staying in the town of Hochfilzen and notified the team that several of its members faced doping charges in relation to the 2017 World Championships held in the same town.

The head of the Russian Biathlon Union has told Sputnik that the organization was notified of Austrian police looking into the Russian athletes.