The list is getting closer. Two days before the election, scheduled for Friday February 28 in Moscow, only three candidates remain in the running for the presidency of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF). One of the favorites, former athlete Yuriy Borzakovskiy, Olympic 800m champion in Athens 2004 and current head coach of the national team, announced his withdrawal from the race. “ As I have already participated in the work of the governing bodies of RusAF, I decided, to avoid a conflict of interest, after weighing the pros and cons, to withdraw my candidacy, he explained. I will concentrate on my job as head coach of the national team. It requires full-time involvement. I will try to accomplish my mission as best as possible. » The presidency of RusAF will therefore be played out between Mikhail Gusev, Oleg Kurbatov and Evgeniy Yurchenko.
