For subscribers
Sporting Life
A Ukrainian player won’t shake a Russian’s hand on court. Is that OK?
Sign up now: Get the biggest sports news in your inbox
Ukraine's Marta Kostyuk refuses to shake the hand of opponents from Russia and Belarus because of the war.
PHOTO: AFP
Follow topic:
Business deals are sealed with them. Politicians search for votes by using them. Secret societies rely on them. And everyone brings a different personality to them. Some people bow while doing it, others try to impolitely crush bones. We’re talking, of course, about that commonplace bond between humans.
The handshake.
