Ukrainian fencer Elena Krivitskaya defeated Russian with Georgian passport Maya Guchmazova with a score of 15:9 at the European Championships in Basel, Switzerland.
After the victory, the Ukrainian refused to shake hands with the Russian, although she competes for Georgia.
A saber fencer from the Russian Federation threw a tantrum after a Ukrainian woman refused to shake her hand
After the match, Krivitskaya thanked her opponent, spectators and judges with a sword gesture and immediately left the court, ignoring the handshake with Guchmazova.
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In turn, the Russian woman with a Georgian passport reacted extremely emotionally to the Ukrainian woman’s actions and threw a tantrum. The athlete released a portion of obscene language.
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— Why is this so? Fuck, why are they behaving like this? Fuck, why can they do anything, what the fuck? li? *****shki, — the ex-Russian woman swore after a lost match.
Maya Guchmazova was born in Vladikavkaz, Russia. Since 2017 she has represented the Georgian national team.
Recall that in July 2023, at the World Championships, another Ukrainian Olga Kharlan also refused to shake hands with the Russian woman. She held the saber in front of her, said a few words to it and left the path. After this, the Russians asked the judges to disqualify Olga.
Eventually, after the incident, the International Fencing Federation announced a change in the rules of fencing. Since then, the traditional handshake at the end of a fight has been replaced by a remote greeting.
