For a decree №9554 320 MPs voted.
“We urge to cancel the disqualification of Olga Kharlan and officially apologize to her. And also be sure to bring to justice all those involved in the decision to disqualify Olga Kharlan, and to disqualify the Russian athlete Anna Smirnova for life for a provocative act contrary to the Olympic spirit,” Goncharenko wrote. .
The Verkhovna Rada also called on the parliaments and governments of democratic countries, international sports federations to follow its example and condemn the actions of the International Fencing Federation.
“The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, insisting on the full support of the worthy act of the Olympic champion Olga Kharlan and strongly condemning the shameful decision of the International Fencing Federation to disqualify the Ukrainian athlete, calls on the International Fencing Federation to completely cancel the disqualification of Olga Kharlan and officially apologize to her,” the appeal says.
The Ukrainian parliament once again called on the International Olympic Committee and international sports federations to note the decisions on the admission of Russian and Belarusian athletes to international competitions.
The Verkhovna Rada also called on international sports federations to amend the rules of sports competitions, abolishing the mandatory handshake or bow in competitions in which both Ukrainian and Russian or Belarusian athletes take part.
Context:
On July 27, Harlan defeated the Russian woman Anna Smirnova, who competed under a neutral flag, in the playoff match of the World Fencing Championship in Italy, refused to shake her hand and invited her opponent to hit the blade. The Russian woman did not react and insisted on a handshake, Harlan was credited with the victory, but was not allowed to the next fight. After some time, the Ukrainian woman was given a “black card” – she was disqualified for 60 days.
After the incident, Ukrainians staged a flash mob on social networks: they demanded that the International Fencing Federation (FIE) return Harlan to the competition and posted a photo of a Russian woman in an army earflap.
The Fencing Federation of Ukraine announced that it was preparing an appeal against Harlan’s disqualification.
On July 28, IOC President Thomas Bach wrote to Harlan saying that she had already qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, and that she would take part in them even if she did not manage to score the number of points necessary for qualification.
The FIE later announced that it was suspending the decision to disqualify, although it considered the punishment itself to be correct.
Due to the incident, the FIE decided to change the rules for the fights and replace the traditional handshake at the end of the fight with a remote greeting.
2023-08-10 12:00:02
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