Ukraine won three medals at the 2025 World Fencing Championships, but there were protests for the participation of Russian athletes.
The 2025 World Fencing Championships finished on Wednesday in Tbilisi, Georgia, with France leading the medal table with 6 medals, including 2 gold. Ukraine was the fifth nation in the medal table with 1 gold and 2 bronzes, but sixth « team » overall, as the Individual Neutral Athletes team, made up of Russiana and Belarusian, won one gold and two silvers.
Sabre fencer Alina Komashchuk and epee fencers Nikita Koshman and Vlada Kharkova brought the three medals to Ukraine. On Sunday, July 27, when Koshman and Kharkova won the bronze and gold, local activists held protests against the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes.
