The ISSF announces sanctions against Alexander Ratner over the European Shooting Confederation’s 2025 presidential election.
The International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) announced on 8 November 2026 that Alexander Ratner, a member of its Council and Executive Committee, had been sanctioned with a three-year period of ineligibility and a €30,000 fine in connection with the European Shooting Confederation’s presidential election held in Yerevan in October 2025.
According to the statement, the Integrity Unit’s independent Adjudicatory Panel found violations involving improper influence over the electoral process, gender-based discriminatory statements and the concealment of election recordings during the investigation.
The decision was issued on 6 November and is immediately enforceable. It may be appealed before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, but an appeal does not suspend enforcement of the sanctions unless the court orders otherwise.
As for the sanction’s implications for Ratner’s candidacy for the ISSF presidency, the statement said the Electoral and Nominations Commission would decide the matter early the following week.
Ratner’s name appeared on the candidate list published on 14 October, ahead of the elections scheduled for 13–14 December in Rome. When publishing the list, the federation noted that eligibility could be reassessed if new information emerged or circumstances changed.
ISSF statement, 8 November 2026 · Candidate list and eligibility conditions, 14 October 2026
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