Another combat sport has taken action against Vladimir Putin. 9WWOS
Russian President Vladimir Putin and billionaire Arkady Rotenberg attend judo training in 2019
Rotenberg is a long-time friend of Putin from their home city of St. Petersburg and was a member of the IJF executive committee as "development manager." The decision by the International Judo Federation follows the move made by World Taekwondo, who last week stripped Putin of his honorary black belt."World Taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which go against the World Taekwondo vision of 'Peace is More Precious than Triumph' and the World Taekwondo values of respect and tolerance," the organisation said last week in a statement.
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