After Ukraine's women’s saber fencing team won its first gold at 2024 Olympics on Aug. 3, saber fencer Olga Kharlan becomes the most decorated Olympian in Ukraine’s history by medal count.
Ukraine's five-time Olympic medalist Olga Kharlan, along with fencers Olena Kravatska, Alina Komashchuk, and Yuliia Bakastova, made their way to the Olympic finals by beating Italy and Japan.
With tears in her eyes, saber fencer Olga Kharlan kissed her blue and yellow mask and, pointing to it, loudly spoke into the camera in Ukrainian: "We love you, Ukraine! This is for you, dear!" The 33-year-old saber fencer has just won a bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, her
Fencer Olga Kharlan has won Ukraine's first medal, taking bronze in the women's individual saber event.
Koki Kano, 26, has been training under the supervision of Ukrainian coach Oleksandr Horbachuk, who has been working with the Japanese fencing team for over 10 years.
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