IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

IOC assures Ukraine fencer of Paris Games spot after DQ for not shaking hands with Russian opponent

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The IOC assured Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan on Friday that she will have a place at the Paris Olympics next year after she was disqualified from a key ranking event for refusing to shake hands with a Russian she had beaten. In a letter to Kharlan, International Olympic Committee president Thomas…

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