The Russian president, who holds a black belt, served as honorary president of the federation, however was faraway from workplace
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been dismissed from all positions within the Worldwide Judo Federation
Russian President Vladimir Putin and a Russian businessman have been sacked from all positions within the Worldwide Judo Federation (IJF) within the newest sporting reprimand following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
The choice, introduced in a short assertion, comes after Putin, the black belt co-author of a e book known as Judo: Historical past, Concept, Apply, was suspended because the Worldwide Golf Federation’s honorary president final week.
“The Worldwide Judo Federation has introduced the dismissal of Mr. Vladimir Putin and Arkady Rothenberg from all of the positions they held within the Worldwide Judo Federation,” the assertion learn.
Billionaire businessman Arkady Rothenberg has been a member of the IJF Government Committee as Improvement Director since 2013.
The federation didn’t point out the Russian invasion of Ukraine, however mentioned on February 27 that it had suspended Putin as honorary head of the Judo Federation “in mild of the continuing battle battle in Ukraine”.
Putin was additionally stripped of his honorary taekwondo black belt awarded in 2013 by the World Taekwondo and FINA Order, which was awarded to him by the World Swimming Authority in 2014.
For the reason that starting of what Putin calls a “particular navy operation” in Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian groups and athletes have discovered themselves minimize off from worldwide competitions by means of sports activities. Belarus was a serious staging space for Russia’s invasion of its neighbor.
Djokovic helps Sakhovsky
Novak Djokovic offered monetary assist and another help wanted for former Ukrainian thirty first Sergei Stakovsky, who joined his nation’s reserve military amid Russia’s invasion of its neighbour.
Stakovsky, who gained 4 ATP titles and upset Roger Federer within the second spherical of Wimbledon in 2013, joined the Ukraine Reserve Military final month regardless of his lack of navy expertise.
Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic provided to assist former world quantity 31 Sergei Stakovsky
The 36-year-old posted a screenshot on Instagram of his WhatsApp chat with Djokovic, through which he requested the world’s No. 2 Serbian participant about his scenario and wished issues would relax.
“Please let me know what’s the greatest deal with for sending help… monetary support and another help as properly,” Djokovic mentioned in a letter to retired Stakhovsky.
Stakhovsky posted on Instagram that Ukraine is grateful for Djokovic’s provide of assist.
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Sergei Stakovsky retired from skilled tennis just some weeks in the past and says he is able to commerce in a racket for a pistol.
Russia describes its actions in Ukraine as a “particular operation” that goals to not occupy territory however to destroy the navy capabilities of its neighbors and arrest what it considers harmful nationalists.
Many different Ukrainian athletes, together with world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and Vitali Klitschko, defend their nation after taking over arms.
