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support for Kharlan through his social networking service (SNS), stating, "Kharlan competed fairly
and won. I urge the FIE to restore her rights and allow her to continue competing." According to
Reuters, Mykhailo Illiashev, president of Ukraine's fencing federation (NFFU), is also preparing an
organizational appeal in response to the disqualification.

After the possibility arose that Olga Kharlan might miss the chance to qualify for the Paris
Olympics due to her disqualification, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called upon
sports federations to handle Ukrainian athletes and Russians competing as neutrals with "the
necessary degree of sensitivity" following Kharlan's disqualification, adding "We continue to stand
in full solidarity with the Ukrainian athletes and the Olympic community of Ukraine."

Jang Na-young
(English-Spanish dept. 2nd grade)
nawoojang01@gmail.com