the week, it turns increasingly unsettled but milder, so i m not sure whether you will appreciate that. the cold air being pushed out of the way and the milder air moves with a south westerly wind but that means lots of rain around as we head towards the weekend. thanks, louise. and that s bbc news at six on tuesday it s time for the news where you are. goodbye. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m gavin ramjaun. constitution hill runs a rule at the cheltenham festival in the champion hurdle. british players from the. up against the current us open champion. harry s home run makes history for great britain as they secure their first ever win at the world baseball classic. also coming up we speak to the ukrainian fencer standing up to ioc plans. it will always be in our hearts and our souls, and we will never forget and neverforgive. hello and welcome long. the course of a generation, according to tony mccoy, after constitution hill s stunning race in the cheltenham festival
here now say they re willing to fight to defend their island home. they do not believe that resistance is futile. rupert wingfield hayes, bbc news in northern taiwan. a ukrainian competitor has been taken out of the world championships for refusing to shake the hand of her opponent. it was deemed as shameful. our reporter has more. this is a ukrainian fencer olga hyland. ukrainian officials gave her permission to face the russian fencer at the well fencing championships in italy just hours before their contest. the russian was competing under a neutralflag. competing under a neutral flag. it competing under a neutralflag. it was significant because it means olga kharlan has become
the first ukrainian fencer to face a competitor from the first ukrainian fencer to face a competitorfrom russia or belarus since the invasion of ukraine by russian forces in february last year. now, the ukrainian went on to win the contest. this is the moment that the russian approaches to shake her hand but ucc holds down her sabre blades. now, why thatis down her sabre blades. now, why that is that is significant is there is a rule in fencing that says competitors must shake hands at the end of a contest, so what happened next? ukrainian walked off but the russian state. she was protesting and wanted the decision appealed. indeed, they even brought her a chair and the city and protest lasted for 45 minutes. officials and judges had a discussion and decided in the end that they would disqualify the ukrainian competitor. that led to condemnation from ukraine s permanency and aid saying it was a manifestation of a complete lack of empathy,
golfers. cycling and belgian s lotte kopecky is closing in on her first major cycling tour title, as she continues to lead the tour de france femmes before stages to go. 32 seconds behind the leader ricarda who attacked with 36 kilometres to go. managed to race clear to win herfirst tour stage. lotte kopecky keeps the yellowjersey with a lead of 43 seconds overall. there has been huge controversy at the world fencing championships after ukrainian fencer 0lga calland was disqualified after refusing to hands with russian and y spin over. she was the first fencer to face a russian or belarussian since the invasion of her homeland and went on to win15 7 in milan. afterwards, she rejected a handshake, instead offering her sabre to tap blades, something that led to her this qualification from the women s savour individual
cycling, and belgian s lotte kopecky is closing in on her first major cycling tour title, as she continues to lead the tour de france femmes with three stages to go. she finished fourth on stage 5, 32 seconds behind the leader ricarda who attacked with 36 kilometres to go. managed to race clear to win her first tour stage. kopecky keeps the yellow jersey with a lead of 43 seconds overall. there has been huge controversy at the world fencing championships after ukrainian fencer 0lga kharlan was disqualified after refusing to hands with her russian opponent. she was the first fencer to face a russian or belarussian since the invasion of her homeland and went on to win 15 7 in milan. afterwards, she rejected a handshake, instead to her disqualification from the women s savour