the president of russia Vladimir Putin received a new setback after last week ordering the military operation in Ukraine with the decision to World Taekwondo from remove the love country 9 ANDwhich was granted in November of 2013as a protest against the violence that has been experienced in recent days.
“World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukrainewhich go against World Taekwondo’s vision of ‘peace is more precious than victory’ and the values of respect and tolerance”, they wrote in a statement that they replicated on their social networks.
The institution showed solidarity to the International Olympic Committee, who recommended vetoing Russian athletes from international competitions. “No Russian or Belarusian flags or national anthems will be displayed or touched at world Taekwondo events. World Taekwondo and the European Taekwondo Union will not organize or recognize Taekwondo events in Russia and Belarus,” they added in the document.
The organization’s authorities stated that their thoughts are with the Ukrainian people, so they join those who expect a peaceful and immediate end of the war.
What other organizations took away honors from Putin?
This decision joins the one recently announced by the International Judo Federation with the suspension of the statute of Vladimir Putin What honorary president and international ambassador of the organization.
For his part, the International Paralympic Committee expressed that athletes from these nations will be able to compete in the Beijing 2022 Winter Paralympics as neutrals and without the possibility of a medal.
At the same time they removed the Paralympic Honor awarded to the Russian politician, just like the Paralympic Orders a Dmitry Chernyshenko (Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation), Dmitry Kozak (Vice Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office), Oleg Syromolotov (Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs) and Alexander Gorova (First Deputy Minister of the Interior).