The Kyiv Independent – > 189
orig date 2023-07-28 00:45:14
04:00 28-07-2023 
⚡️Ukraine's fencer Kharlan calls for rule change after disqualification.
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan has said rules have to change following her disqualification for refusing to shake hands with her defeated Russian opponent on July 27.
"Today was a very difficult and very important day. What happened today raises a lot of questions," Kharlan said in a video posted on her Instagram page later on July 27.
"I did not want to shake hands with this athlete, and I acted with my heart," Kharlan said in an emotional appeal. "I think I understand, like everyone else in this world, in a sane world, that the rules have to change because the world is changing."
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