Ukrainian fencer Olha Kharlan was awarded a place in the 2024 Paris Olympics by the IOC on Friday after she was disqualified at the world championships for refusing to shake the hand of her Russian opponent.

  • symcal@lemmy.worldEnglish
    346·
    1 year ago

    No, the one being petty and childish is the Russian who puts out a hand to a person which country is being occupied by theirs.

    By competing under a Russian flag (or any flag for that matter) you represent a country and it’s ideas. The “petty and childish” stance is not being ashamed of what your country does to others, not the other way around.

    • PelicanenEnglish
      271·
      1 year ago

      Not to mention that Smirnova was offered to tap sabers and instead decided to sit and pout for close to an hour.