Sports Desk, AnyTV, New Delhi
Published by: Shaktiraj Singh
Updated Tue, 01 Mar 2022 11:40 AM IST
Summary
After the Russian military attack on Ukraine, various actions have been taken against Putin and Russia. Now he has also been stripped of the title of Taekwondo Black Belt.
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After the Russian army’s attack on Ukraine, there is a constant opposition to Russia in the sports world as well. Along with Russia, people are also opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin. Many sports organizations have imposed sanctions on Russia. Now World Taekwondo has also snatched the honorary title of Black Belt from Russian President Vladimir Putin. Along with this, the top organization associated with Taekwondo has opposed the attack of the Russian army on Ukraine. Earlier, the International Judo Federation removed Putin from the post of honorary president.
Putin was awarded the title of black belt in November 2013. World Taekwondo protested the attack on Ukraine by withdrawing the honorary Black Belt title from Putin. Along with this, there will be no Taekwondo related event in Russia and Belarus. Along with this, the flags of Russia and Bolarus have been banned in any event of World Taekwondo. The national anthems of both the countries have also been banned.
peace is more important than victory
World Taekwondo in its official statement said “World Taekwondo condemns the brutal attack on innocent people in Ukraine. It is against the purpose of World Taekwondo and the values of respect-tolerance.” World Taekwondo has always held on to the belief that peace is more important than victory.
FIFA, UEPA and International Olympic Committee have imposed sanctions on Russia
The International Olympic Committee has banned players from Russia and Belarus. At the same time, UEFA has also banned Russian clubs until further orders. Now Russian clubs will not be able to take part in any football league. FIFA has kicked Russia out of the 2022 World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is to be held in Qatar in November-December this year. Russia has not yet qualified for the World Cup. He was to play the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in March-April. Earlier, England, Czech Republic and Poland had refused to play qualifier matches against Russia.