Vladimir Lisin promised the European Shooting Confederation and its member organisations EUR 23 million in exchange for their votes for his candidate for president of the confederation.
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- Omissions
- The sources indicate that Alexander Ratner, the candidate himself, made the public promise of €200,000 per federation (totaling more than €23 million), rather than Lisin directly promising the money. The connection to Lisin is described as the money 'reportedly' coming from him.
- The sources are journalism outlets rather than official investigative or judicial findings.
- Source publication dates are after the session date, though the events described occurred in 2025.
- Sources
- SecondaryThe Sports ExaminerRatner, publicly promised €200,000 to every member federation – a total of more than €23 million.
- SecondaryFrancs Jeux23 million euros. The money reportedly came from businessman Vladimir Lisin, who also happens to be vice-president of the Russian Olympic Committee.