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For waging an invasion against Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been deprived of his honorary Taekwondo black belt. World Taekwondo announced the announcement via Twitter.
“World Taekwondo firmly condemns the horrific atrocities in Ukraine on innocent lives,” the sport’s governing organisation stated in a statement posted on Twitter. “These attacks go counter to the World Taekwondo vision of “Peace is More Precious Than Triumph” as well as the World Taekwondo ideals of respect and tolerance.”
As a result, the World Taekwondo Federation has decided to revoke Mr. Vladimir Putin’s honorary 9th dan black belt, which he acquired in November 2013.”
World Taekwondo has announced that it will no longer organise or recognise Taekwondo tournaments in Russia and Belarus as part of the tightening of sanctions.
Social media users and individuals who practise the sport applauded World Taekwondo’s statement.
“Thank you so much. As a practitioner, I was quite concerned “Lesley Carhart, a Twitter user, made a post.
“Thank you for making such a forceful statement. Your leadership in this area is greatly appreciated by the Taekwondo community “another person commented.
This comes after FIFA and UEFA announced that the Russian national team and clubs have been barred from competing in international events.
Both football’s governing organisations are “in full solidarity with all those affected in Ukraine,” according to the statement.
The Russian Football Union has condemned the punishment, calling it “discriminatory.”
UEFA announced last week that the Champions League final would be moved from Saint Petersburg, Russia, to Paris, France, on May 28.
Meanwhile, Russian forces continued to shell Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second largest city, killing at least 11 civilians. Oleg Sinegubov, the governor, accused Moscow of targeting residential areas.
