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Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing more and more sports awards. After the International Olympic Committee stripped him of the highly prestigious Gold Olympic Order on Monday, the global taekwondo association followed suit with the announcement that Putin no longer holds the black belt.
Source: BELGIAN
The Russian head of government received the ninth dan, the highest degree in oriental martial arts, in 2013 when he visited Seoul in South Korea, where the headquarters of the teakwondo association is located. “World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against our vision that peace is more precious than victory,” the union said in a statement.
The international judo association suspended Putin as honorary president and ambassador on Sunday. The Russian president is an avid judoka himself and has a black belt.
Following the International Olympic Committee, World Taekwondo will no longer organize events in Russia or Belarus. The national flags of the countries will also no longer be displayed and the Russian and Belarus national anthems will no longer be played.
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