Konstantin Lokhanov | Sabre Fencing Highlights

Konstantin Lokhanov, age 24, was a successful Russian fencer who finished Top 8 at the 2019 World Championships 🏆, and competed at the Tokyo 🇯🇵 2021 Olympics ⚔️.
But when Russia invaded Ukraine 🇺🇦 in 2022, Lokhanov renounced his Russian citizenship and relocated to USA 🇺🇸🕊️
‘To remain in Russia, he said, “you need to forget that killing other people is bad”’ - Interview with The New York Times 🗽🗞️, 2023
Footage - 2019 Moscow Grand Prix
0:00 v Lin 🇨🇳
0:57 v Oh Sanguk 🇰🇷

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He looks so incredibly comfortable in his defense