International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said it would make a “unique exception” for Olga Kharlan, a former gold medalist.
The International Olympic Committee will guarantee Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan—a former gold medalist—a spot at the 2024 Paris Olympics, a day after Kharlan was disqualified from a tournament for refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent she had beaten.Copyright 2023 The Associated Press. All rights reservedto Kharlan on Friday indicating the committee would “allocate an additional quota place” for her in case she “will not be able to qualify in the remaining period.
Each Olympic sport has a strict quota for how many athletes are able to compete as part of the IOC’s overall total of 10,500,Kharlan was disqualified from the world championships in Milan on Thursday, which prevented her from earning additional ranking points, putting her Olympic qualification in jeopardy.
The IOC said shortly after the incident that sports governing bodies should “handle situations involving Ukrainian and individual neutral athletes with the necessary degree of sensitivity.”“It is admirable how you are managing this incredibly difficult situation, and I would like to express my full support to you,” Bach wrote to Kharlan, whom he acknowledged was experiencing “a roller coaster of emotions and feelings.
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