A working day just after 4-time Olympic medalist Olga Kharlan was disqualified from the 2023 Fencing Environment Championships for refusing to shake arms with her Russian opponent, the Intercontinental Olympic Committee (IOC) has now certain her put in the 2024 Olympic Game titles. 

IOC president Thomas Bach claimed in a letter tackled to the adorned Ukrainian athlete that the committee will make the "distinctive exception" immediately after her disqualification hindered her prospect to generate extra ranking details that feed into Olympic qualification. 

Ukraine's Olga Kharlan, remaining, refuses to shake arms with Russia's Anna Smirnova right after Kharlan defeated Smirnova throughout the Sabre Women's Senior Unique qualifiers as component of the FIE Fencing Environment Championships in Milan on Thursday. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP by way of Getty Illustrations or photos)

"Presented your exceptional condition, the International Olympic Committee will allocate an more quota location to you for the Olympic Online games Paris 2024 in scenario you will not be ready to qualify in the remaining time period," the letter read through. 

OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST DISQUALIFIED FROM Environment CHAMPIONSHIPS After REFUSING HANDSHAKE WITH RUSSIAN OPPONENT

"We make this one of a kind exception also mainly because the ongoing processes will in no scenario make up for the qualification points you missed because of your disqualification."

Kharlan defeated Russian Anna Smirnova, who was competing as a neutral athlete, 15-7, in the women’s person sabre on Thursday. 

Kharlan, 32, did not shake Smirnova’s hand as is mandated by the International Fencing Federation (FIE), but in its place supplied her blade, a gesture which replaced the handshake rule through the COVID-19 pandemic.  

Smirnova, 23, presented her hand, and immediately after a transient standoff, Kharlan walked off to celebrate her victory. 

Russia's Anna Smirnova remains seated immediately after her bout with Ukraine's Olga Kharlan in the women's particular person sabre ideal of 64 spherical match at the Earth Fencing Championship in Milan on Thursday. (Tibor Illye/MTI by using WHD)

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Below the FIE’s most updated regulations, competitors have to "complete a fencer’s salute and shake fingers" and refusal to do so "prior to the commencing of the bout or soon after the final strike" results in a black card. 

Just after the Ukrainian Fencing Federation appealed the selection, FIE altered study course on Friday by expressing it would make it possible for Kharlan to contend for Ukraine in the impending workforce sabre occasion, but nonetheless defended the conclusion to challenge her a black card. 

"The FIE stands completely at the rear of the penalty, which, soon after a complete review, is in full accordance and compliance with its official rules and associated penalties," the statement read through. 

​​FIE interim president Emmanuel Katsiadakis additional that the ruling "sends a information of sensitivity and comprehension to our users and all sports activities federations, as the globe faces large troubles."

In a assertion furnished by FIE, Kharlan explained she was "grateful" for the reversal and extra that the most significant thing for any athlete "is to be in a position to contend, for my loved ones, my workforce, my country and all the men and women who assist me."

Ukraine's Olha Kharlan, remaining, and Russia's Anna Smirnova, registered as an Individual Neutral Athlete, compete all through the Sabre Women's Senior Person qualifiers as aspect of the FIE Fencing Globe Championships in Milan on Thursday. (ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP by using Getty Pictures)

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In his letter, Bach empathized with Kharlan. 

"As a fellow fencer, it is extremely hard for me to envision how you experience at this instant. The war in opposition to your region, the suffering of the individuals in Ukraine, the uncertainty all over your participation at the Fencing Environment Championships in Milan, the challenging inner conflicts you and several of your fellow Ukrainian athletes may perhaps have and then the events which unfolded yesterday — all this is a roller coaster of thoughts and emotions," he wrote.

"Rest certain that the IOC will proceed to stand in total solidarity with the Ukrainian athletes and the Olympic local community of Ukraine throughout these extremely difficult situations," he extra.

The contributed to this report.