Overview
- The federation announced on its Telegram channel that Sergey Myaus ended his bid and will vote for Oleg Deripaska.
- An extraordinary conference to elect the president is scheduled for 26 December in Moscow at the Russian Olympic Committee building, with a 12:00 MSK start.
- TASS reports Deripaska will be the sole candidate on the ballot after being nominated by regional federations.
- Myaus, nominated by the executive committee on 27 November, said major business backing could give the sport a development boost.
- The snap vote follows the death of long-serving president Boris Skrynnik, who led the federation since 2009.