"120 Federations with 146": Harlan commented on Fie's actions that chose the oligarch of the Russian Federation Usmanov

Ukrainian athletes, including fencers, should continue to participate in international competitions, said athlete Olga Harlan. Harlan responded to Russian Alisher Usmanov, who headed Fie. The overwhelming majority of regional federations cast the votes of the Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov, and it is sad that this person again became the president of the International Fencing Federation. Olga Harlan told her attitude to Usmanov, written on the Observer portal.

The portal reported that Harlan joined the Forum "The Power of Sports Diplomacy", which took place in Kiev on December 3. The athlete spoke about the attitude to the decision of the International Federation Federation (Fie), who chose a new leader - the Russian Slovant Oligarch Alisher Usmanov on December 1. The fencing officer stated that she was experiencing a decision because of the regional federations seemed to support Ukrainians in the confrontation between the Russian Federation.

At the same time, the number of votes for "is the vast majority of their votes. "Those federations that supported us were also voted in favor of Usmanov. And these are 120 federations out of 146. Therefore, you see the moods, but we do not have to stop there," the journalists of the word Harlan. The fencing officer also reported that she was preparing for the Grand Prix in Orleans, which will take place on Saturday 7 December.

According to her, she will continue to fight for "Ukrainian athletes should be in the international arena, and especially in fencing. " On Facebook page, Harlan has photos and a post with an announcement in the Grand Prix Nuoma competitions, which will take place on December 5-7.

The comments on the election of Usmanov did not find FIE - the International Fencing Federation, which, according to Bloomberg on December 2, has repeatedly elected the President of the Russian billionaire Uzbek origin Alisher Usmanov. Voting took place on December 1 in Tashkent. The opponent was the Swedish fennel Otto Drakenberg. Usmanov cast votes of 120 regional federations, for Drakenberg - 26.

Meanwhile, there is no data on the federation on the portal of the Federation and a new president who had previously managed it. The Fencing Federation of Ukraine responded to the vote: they stated that the event was deliberately held at the homeland of Usmanov and the decision took place on a "pre -written scenario". Harlan almost lost victory during the competition in August 2023, when she was disqualified because of refusing to shake his hand to a Russian athlete.