Kharlan celebrates special Olympic bronze
PARIS/LONDON/PARIS: Ukraine’s Olga Kharlan may have missed out on the individual Olympic gold medal she craved, but she said her bronze in Monday’s epee final was “really special”, dedicating it to her war-torn country. The 33-year-old made a remarkable comeback from 11-5 down to take bronze from South Korea’s Choi Se-bin in front of a crowd that included her mother, sister and nephew — her father can’t get away from Ukraine. It was Ukraine’s first medal at the Paris Olympics. Kharlan has been one of the most outspoken Ukrainian sports stars in speaking out against Russia since the February 2022


