"We cannot organise this event under the FIE conditions" who "impose" the welcoming of Russian athletes Adam Konopka, vice-president of the Polish Fencing Federation (PFSz) told AFP. The decision might be met with raised eyebrows as only on Sunday the Russian fencing federation president Ilgar Mamedov was quoted by RIA Novosti as saying Russian fencers would not be going to the event because they would have been subject to "provocative conditions". The Poles have been one of Ukraine's staunchest allies since the Russian invasion and President Andrzej Duda took a swipe at Bach at a ceremony on Monday celebrating the European Games which Poland are hosting