▲ World Taekwondo Federation President Cho Jung-won conferring the Taekwondo Honorary Dan certificate to Russian President Putin (right), who visited Korea in November 2013.
The World Taekwondo Federation (WT) also agreed with the sanctions imposed by the international sports world on Russia, which invaded Ukraine.
In a statement on the afternoon of the 28th of last month, the World Taekwondo Federation announced that it would withdraw the honorary taekwondo certificate of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The Federation President Cho Jung-won, who visited Korea in November 2013, asked for support for the development of Russian Taekwondo and awarded the 9th Dan Certificate of Honor.
"The brutal attack on innocent lives in Ukraine is against the WT vision of 'Peace is more important than victory' and the WT values of respect and tolerance," the federation explained. I did.
In addition, the Federation announced that "in respect of the policy of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), we have decided not to hold competitions hosted by the Federation in Russia and Belarus and to deny approval of competitions."
Athletes from both countries can participate in competitions hosted and approved by the Federation only under the names of the Russian Taekwondo Association and Belarus Taekwondo Association instead of their country names.
The use of national flags and national flags representing Russia and Belarus is also not permitted.
(Photo = provided by the World Taekwondo Federation, Yonhap News)