Ukrainian swordswomen refused to take part in world championship, which Russia was allowed to enter
The Ukrainian national epee team consisting of Vlada Kharkova, Joan-Faybe Bejura, Inna Brovko and Darya Varfolomeeva missed the individual tournament, which will start the World Championships in Milan, Suspilne reports. On the day of the tournament start, the names of Ukrainian epee players disappeared from the application.
Ukraine national fencing team
Source: instagram.com/ukrfencing
Initially, the Ukrainian national fencing team planned to fully compete at the World Cup, having declared athletes for all individual and team tournaments. After the admission of athletes from Russia and Belarus, the Yellow-Blue team refused to participate in four of the six individual tournaments.
Ukrainians gave up personal tournaments
Source: NOC of Ukraine
A day before the start of the Mundial, the names of Ukrainian epee players appeared in the entry form for the individual tournament. Following the draw, they were allocated to the pools in which they were to begin their performances.
List of participants in the individual event at the World Cup
Source: fie.org
Nevertheless, Ukrainian epee fencers did not start at the World Championships in the individual tournament.
As reported by OBOZREVATEL, the International Fencing Federation, which is headed by Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, became the first to allow representatives of Russia and Belarus to participate in international tournaments.
A Russian fencer during a match
Source: IOC
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