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Legal Tensions Rise as Ukrainian Fencing Federation Challenges Russian 'Neutral' Status | Sports-Games
Legal Tensions Rise as Ukrainian Fencing Federation Challenges Russian 'Neutral' Status The Ukrainian Fencing Federation (NFFU) is poised to initiate legal proceedings following the controversial decision by the sport's global governing body to permit three Russian athletes, reportedly holding military ranks, to compete as 'neutrals' at the World Championships this month.The Ukrainian National Olympic Committee previously urged the International…
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World NewsFencing-Ukraine protests inclusion of Russian athletes with military ranks as neutrals
Ukraine's Fencing Federation (NFFU) is considering unspecified legal action after the sport's global governing body confirmed that three athletes would compete as 'neutrals' at this month's World Championships that the NFFU say have Russian military ranks. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Olga Kharlan. Photo: NOC of Ukraine A well-known fencer from Mykolaiv, Olga Kharlan, reacted to the decision of the International Fencing Federation (FIE), which allowed 40 neutral athletes with Russian and Belarusian citizenship to the World Championships in Tbilisi. She wrote about this on her Facebook page. Olga Kharlan emphasized that some of the admitted athletes are active military personnel, in particular officers of the Russian army. “Of…
The Ukrainian swordsman Olga Kharlan, team Olympic champion in Paris 2024, was outraged on Tuesday by the participation of Russian athletes in team competitions at the upcoming Tbilisi World Championships (Georgia, 22-30 July), which would not meet the criteria of neutrality and the IOC's recommendations.
Ukraine has already protested this decision, stating that the verification of the neutral status of Belarusian and Russian fencers was superficial and violates all stated rules.
The International Fencing Federation (FIE) has announced the list of participants in the World Championships, which will be held in Tbilisi from July 22 to 26. This was reported by RBC-Ukraine with reference to Suspilne Sport. FIE allowed participation of Russians associated with the Russian army Of the 121 athletes admitted to the competition, 37 have been declared as "neutral", including those who are directly associated with the Russian armed…
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