On Monday, Harlan defeated Bashta in the 1/8 finals with a score of 15:6. After the end of the fight, the Ukrainian athlete bowed to the judges and her opponent, and then hugged Bashta.
“Olga and I have known each other since childhood, we fence and are friends off the track. I think it would be stupid to socialize off the track and not shake hands or congratulate each other on the track. We are all very friendly, not only with Olga. We spend time together at training camps and competitions,” Bashta is quoted by Sputnik Azerbaijan.
- The head of the Russian Fencing Federation reacted to the hug of the Ukrainian Harlan from Togliatti at the Olympics
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