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Treatment of Ukraine fencing athletes in China sparks backlash

Por: Newsweek World March 27, 2023

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Ukrainian athletes who competed in a fencing championship in China over the weekend said they were stopped from posing with an anti-war banner in the latest example of the tension between sport and politics amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.A 40-second video posted to Instagram on Sunday by European fencing champion Vlada Kharkova appeared to show a fracas involving Chinese staff members and members of Ukraine's national... + full article



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