It was Wednesday morning that the slightly absurd scene unfolded. Istvan Peni, Hungary’s great shooting star, was in action during the Olympics in Paris, and in the stands right behind him sat a man with a telephoto lens and snapped a picture in one set. Who was the man behind the camera? Countryman Peter Sidi, who before the Olympics in Tokyo was blamed for having tampered with Peni’s vitamin tablets, so that his teammate at the time tested positive for doping. Sidi, in a black t-shirt, sat only a few meters behind while Peni was in action. It was not often that he did not have his camera up, but news was able to take a picture of Sidi without his face being hidden. . Inflamed conflict To understand this wild situation, you must know this: Sidi and Peni were on the same team until the situation in 2021. A surveillance camera caught Sidi on his way out of Peni’s hotel room, and shortly afterwards Peni took a positive doping test. The case is still being investigated by the Hungarian police, according to their shooting association. No one has been convicted. The hotel room scandal nevertheless led to the Hungarian association punishing Sidi with a two-year ban. Sidi felt tricked into a trap, so he chose to change nations. Now he represents Romania. When athletes change nations, there is a quarantine period. Therefore, Sidi was not back in the shooting competition until this spring, and he did not manage to qualify for the Olympics. But that does not prevent him from appearing on the shooting range in the Olympics. Just a few meters behind the opponent in an ongoing criminal case, Sidi sat and apparently snapped a picture of, among other things, his rival Peni. – It is kindergarten behaviour. I have nothing to say about this. It’s not my level, so I don’t care, says Peni to news right after the qualification. – Having done it for two to three years, Peni claims at the same time that it is not the first time that Sidi has appeared to take pictures during competitions. PENI: Hungarian Istvan Peni spoke to news after he crashed out of the qualification on Wednesday. He was not impressed by the behavior of Peter Sidi. Photo: Hans Solbakken / news – I know he’s sitting there, it doesn’t affect me. He has been doing it for two or three years. It is nothing new. Nothing new can surprise me, says the man with one WC gold and several World Cup victories. news informs Peni that Sidi comes with debts against him on Facebook, and that Sidi writes that he is acquitted. – What you describe, I have not seen. What can I say? It’s a kindergarten, replies Peni. Istvan Peni Born 14/02/1997. 27 years old. Lives in Budapest, Hungary. WC gold in 300 meter standard rifle in 2023. WC silver in 300 meter rifle in 2018 EC gold in 10 meter air rifle in 2020 and 2021. Has previously been ranked as the best shooter in the world. Now he is ranked number 3 in the world in 50 meter rifle, and number six in the world in 10 meter air rifle. – It’s as if Hungary’s team manager Laszlo Sinka is merciless in talking about Sidi: – He’s crazy, he says to news on Wednesday. Laszlo Sinka has worked in the Hungarian shooting association for nine years, and he has no doubt that Sidi is guilty of the doping allegations. He is unimpressed that Sidi still uses social media to claim that he is innocent. – Is there really any point in asking more questions after watching the video, asks Sinka rhetorically, and refers to the video that showed Sidi on his way out of Peni’s hotel room. THE PROOF: Video from the hotel showed that Peni left her hotel room, then Sidi entered the room. He stayed there for a long time before leaving the room. Photo: Screen dump On the shooting range on Wednesday, it was almost impossible for Hungary’s team manager Sinka not to notice that Sidi came to follow the competition. For the Hungarian delegation, only two radars sat in front of Sidi, who sat together with his wife and snapped a picture. – It is like marriage in our association. I hate it, says Sinka. Warns compensation case Peter Sidi himself is of a completely different opinion. He believes that it is Peni and his family together with the Hungarian shooting association that has exposed him to a witch hunt. Peter Sidi Born 11 September 1978. 45 years old. Born in Hungary, but now competes for Romania. WC gold in 50 meter rifle in 2010 EC gold in 300 meter rifle in 2024 Has participated in five Olympics: Sydney, 2000 Athens, 2004 Beijing, 2008 London, 2012 Rio, 2016 Best Olympic result is 5th place in 10 meter air rifle in Rio 2016. To news, Sidi wrote the following about why he was present during Wednesday’s qualification. – Peni is quite conceited when he thinks that everyone is interested in him. If I was curious about him, I might have watched the air rifle competition as well. Maybe there are bigger stars there than him, and that I have veins that I want to see in such big competitions in the circus – which I have won a lot in the past. When asked what it was like to be present in the stands and sit directly behind the Hungarian support apparatus on Wednesday, Sidi replies: – The Hungarian leaders created a very toxic atmosphere. And you can see what that leads to. Now I have a union with a much better atmosphere. About the police investigation in Hungary, Sidi says that this is “fake news” and that the investigation is just a straw that the other side is clinging to in order to catch him. The 45-year-old writes on Facebook that he sees himself acquitted in the case, despite the fact that the Hungarian association says the opposite. Nevertheless, Sidi is not finished with the case. – This is just the beginning, because gradually I will start more compensation cases, says Sidi to news. BANNED: This article sent the Hungarian federation out when Sidi was banned. Photo: FAMSIMILE: The Hungarian shooting association news has been trying to get answers from both the international shooting association and the Hungarian shooting association on this issue for two months. No one has replied. The police in Hungary have been asked about where the case stands now. They answer as follows: – According to the law, we cannot provide information in the case you are asking about. Hello! During the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, I mainly work with shooting. So if you have a tip for things I should look into, I’d be happy to accept it. I am also very open to both criticism and praise. 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