Disqualified Ukrainian fencer Kharlan awarded Olympics place and reinstated

for the FIE to be worse than the IOC is quite something. Their behaviour in this case is insensitive and as she was given assurances by the President of the organisation, duplicitous. She should be fully reinstated as must her win. The russian athlete is at fault for behaving like a spoiled child.

The decision to allocate Kharlan a place in the Olympics is sure to provoke an angry reaction from Russia.

Oh no. What are they going to do, invade Paris? Annex Marseille?

Probably the right decision as she did win.

I praise the judge who disqualified her according the rule.

I definitely admire more a sports athlete who shows respect to her opponents no matter who they are or what the game result was than one that changes her attitude depending on the opponents. Those people look more matured.

And that would be the reason behind that "must shake hands"rule.

Where are Ukrainain priority winning medal ,it obviously they do not have more pressing problems but medal

NicolòJuly 29 09:28 pm JST

I praise the judge who disqualified her according the rule.

I definitely admire more a sports athlete who shows respect to her opponents no matter who they are or what the game result was than one that changes her attitude depending on the opponents. Those people look more matured.

When your country is being annhilated I'd say the time for civility has passed.

@TaiwanIsNotChina

Yeah! That's the spirit of the war and diametrically opposite to that of sports.

Suppose a new worker comes to your workplace, who's Russian and greeted you, but your Ukrainian colleague gives him the middle finger. I would not want to work in such a place where that is considered the right thing to do.