new Delhi: The International Judo Federation (IJF) announced on Sunday that Russian Presidents Vladimir Putin and Arkady Rotenberg have been removed from all positions in the sport’s governing body amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“The International Judo Federation has announced that Mr. Vladimir Putin and Mr. Arkady Rotenberg have been removed from all positions in the International Judo Federation,” the IJF said in a statement.
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Blackbelt in Judo The 69-year-old Putin is the co-author of a book on Judo titled ‘Judo: History, Theory and Practice’. The International Judo Federation (IJF) conferred the title of Honorary President and Ambassador to the Russian President in recognition of his passion for the sport.
Last month, Russian President Putin was stripped of the status of honorary president and ambassador of the International Judo Federation (IJF). The federation made a major announcement to suspend Putin from the prestigious title in light of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
“In light of the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine, the International Judo Federation has announced the suspension of Vladimir Putin’s position as Honorary President and Ambassador of the International Judo Federation,” the International Judo Federation said in a statement.
Russia received severe backlash from Western countries and the world after President Putin ordered a ‘special military operation to protect the people in the Donbass region’ after recognizing Donetsk and Luhansk – separate regions of Ukraine – as independent entities. have faced.
On Putin’s recent actions, the US, UK, Germany and many other countries have imposed new rounds of sanctions on Russia.