Olha Kharlan

Ukrainian fencer Olena Kryvytska defeated Russian Maya Guchmazova, who was competing under the flag of Georgia, at the European Championships in Basel, Switzerland, and refused to shake hands with her opponent, to which the Russian athlete reacted with foul language.

Ukrainian rapier player Daria Mironyuk won a gold medal in the individual competition at the European Youth Fencing Championships in Antalya, Turkey.

Ukrainian athletes face problems competing at the Olympic Games with Russian and Belarusian athletes under neutral flags, as they may be associated with the war against Ukraine, making it difficult to adhere to the rules of fair play, and Ukrainian athletes are seen as an attractive target for provocations.

Ukrainian Olga Kharlan won a silver medal in the individual sabre championship at the World Cup in Plovdiv, losing in the final to Sarah Balzer of France.

The Ukrainian women's sabre fencing team won a bronze medal at the World Championships in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium.

Today, March 9, marks Barbie Day, a doll that has revolutionized the toy industry and has become a faithful companion of hundreds of millions of girls in almost all countries of the world since the second half of the twentieth century.

Ukrainian saber fencer Olga Harlan won a bronze medal at the World Fencing Cup in Athens, losing in a tense semifinal match.