World Taekwondo revokes Putin's black belt over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin (top) takes part in a judo training session. World Taekwondo, which governs international federations for the sport, revoked his honorary black belt.
Russian President Vladimir Putin had his honorary black belt in taekwondo revoked by the sport's international governing body on Tuesday, over his country's invasion of Ukraine.
As Russian troops amass outside Kyiv, and hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees flee into neighbouring countries, world leaders have heaped punishing economic sanctions on Putin and his closest allies, as well as Russian-linked businesses.
