Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan was disqualified from the World Championship

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Anna Kholodnova
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Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan was still disqualified from the World Championship. This happened after the Ukrainian refused to shake the hand of her Russian rival Anna Smirnova.

This was reported by Eurosport journalist Marco Arcari, Tribuna writes.

Kharlan defeated Smirnova 15:7, but did not shake the Russianʼs hand after the match. According to the rules of the FIE, the athlete faces disqualification for this.

According to the data on the scoreboard, the Ukrainian athlete advanced to the next round and was supposed to meet the fencer from Bulgaria Ioana Iliyeva, but the fight did not take place. Ilieva was recognized as the winner automatically.