Kharlan awarded Olympics place and reinstated

[ad_1] MILAN: Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan was awarded a place in the 2024 Paris Olympics by the IOC on Friday after she was disqualified at the world championships for refusing to shake the hand of her Russian opponent. The International…

Kharlan wins, but then disqualified

[ad_1] MILAN: Ukraine’s Olha Kharlan was disqualified for not shaking the hand of her beaten Russian opponent Anna Smirnova at the Fencing World Championships on Thursday. Four-time sabre world champion Kharlan had told AFP a fortnight ago she would not…

Ukraine’s Kharlan keen to fence against Russians

[ad_1] PARIS: Ukraine fencing great Olha Kharlan believes she and her team-mates should be allowed to compete in individual events and carry the fight to the Russians on “all fronts”, she has told AFP. The 32-year-old quadruple world sabre individual…

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