Against which country's athlete did Kharlan's controversial salute occur?
Hungary
China
Russia
USA
Answer
Russia was the nation against whose athlete Kharlan performed the contentious salute. The action happened during the 2022 Fencing World Championships in Cairo, where Kharlan and Russian athlete Sofia Pozdniakova were competing in the women's saber individual final.
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