The Ukrainian sablistka Harlan remembered scandal with the Russian on a WC

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The Ukrainian sablistka Olga Kharlan remembered the conflict to the Russian  Anna Smirnov in the fencing World Cup. The sportswoman told that then it seemed that her career came to an end. It accepted it, but felt awfully at that moment. By words Olga Kharlan, it could not believe that the Russian becomes her opponent at competitions. ".... I knew that the moment of handshake will come therefore, of course, it was prepared, but could not be prepared for its reaction and everything that followed" — Harlan newspaper "The Guardian" quotes words Olga Kharlan to International Olympic Committee for FIE inaction in a situation...