In the lists for Tbilisi, the Federscherma world admits the saber Velikaya, Nikitina and Gregorian, members for the CSKA. They will be on the platform as neutral, in contrast with the indications of the IOC
Russia returns to the fencing World Cup. In Tbilisi, from 22 to 30 July, the Fie admitted three saber athletes as neutral athletes: the Olympic champions Sofya Velikaya and Yana Egorian in the individual and team test. Olga Nikitina (team gold in Tokyo 2020) and, in the male, Kamil Ibragimov also in the race.
the accusations
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The Russian saber will compete as neutral, but the Ukrainian champion Olga Kharlan has reacted hard to the decision: “The ‘neutrality’ is coming to the Tbilisi World Cup … great job, Fie!” It is written in a post from Kharlan, accompanied by the images of the three athletes photographed with Russian military authorities and with Vladimir Putin. Olga Kharlan, Lega Agigi Samele, three years ago fled Ukraine with the help of the blue saber. “When Russia breaks the rules, nobody is surprised anymore – wrote the Biolimpionica in a long post on Instagram – but when the Fie covers these violations, it is a slap in the face. A slap in the IOC and its recommendations, to the Olympic paper. And a slap in every fencing. Today, Russia has such power on the fie that the Federation has openly violated the recommendations of the. Propagandists of the war, military personnel and even inserting them in the team test “.
the army
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Velikaya, Egorian and Niktina are members for the CSKA (autonomous federal institution of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation), the sports group of the Russian army, a condition that is not indicated among the eligibility criteria dictated by the IOC after the start of the invasion in Ukraine, on February 24, 2022.
The press release
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The Ukrainian Federation also made itself felt with an official press release. And other Ukrainian athletes protested. “In the end they made them enter. Those of the army. At the World Cup,” wrote Helena Kravatska, golden team gold in Paris 2024. “I cannot remain silent. The Russian screenwriters, which I remember from the Olympic Games of Rio 2016, were admitted to participate in the World Cup. Sofya Velikaya and Yana Egorian are part of the Russian army. Both have embraced putin. Many photos, wearing military uniforms, decorated with a Kremlin medals, smiling in the days when our children are dying.
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