Vladimir Putin has been stripped of his honorary sports titles amid the invasion of Ukraine

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This comes after sports governing bodies imposed sanctions on Russian teams, with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) recommending a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes competing in international competitions.

In the same statement Monday, the IOC announced that it had taken away the Olympic Order, the highest award of the Olympic movement, from Putin.

On Monday, World Taekwondo stripped Putin of his black belt as a result of violence in Ukraine.

“World taekwondo strongly condemns the brutal attacks on innocent lives in Ukraine, which contradict the vision of world taekwondo” Peace is more precious than triumph “and the world values ​​of taekwondo for respect and tolerance,” the governing body said in a statement.

“In this regard, the World Taekwondo has decided to revoke the honorary black belt of the 9th dan, awarded to Mr. Vladimir Putin in November 2013.”

The world taekwondo added that Russian or Belarusian national flags or anthems will not be displayed or played at its events.

In addition, no taekwondo events will be organized or recognized in Russia and Belarus.

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The decision comes after the International Judo Federation (IJF) said on Sunday that it would suspend Putin’s status as honorary president and ambassador.

The European Judo Union also withdrew Putin’s status as honorary president on Monday.

On Tuesday, the International Swimming Federation (FINA) followed suit, withdrawing the FINA Order previously awarded to the Russian president in October 2014.

Putin was honored with the highest FINA award as a result of his “important support” in organizing major FINA events in Russia.

FINA said that although no athlete or team from Russia or Belarus can compete under the names of countries or national flags, they can be considered neutral.

FINA on Sunday canceled the World Junior Championships to be held in Kazan, Russia, in August.

The World Short Course Championships (25m), to be held in the same city in December, remains.

“FINA remains deeply concerned about the impact of the war on the water sports community and the wider population of Ukraine,” the statement said.

“FINA will continue to closely monitor the difficult situation and make additional decisions if necessary.