World Taekwondo strips Russia’s Vladimir Putin of his honorary black belt

By Jaclyn Diaz

World Taekwondo Federation President Choue Chung-won, left, gives an honorary taekwondo black belt and uniform to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2013.

Russian President Vladimir Putin received the honorary black belt back in Nov. 2013 from World Taekwondo, the international governing body of the sport. He is known to be a fan of martial arts.

(Image credit: Alexei Nikolsky/AP)

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Updated: March 2, 2022 at 8:58 pm