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World judo body suspends Putin as its honorary president
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| February 27, 2022,
Posted on 02/27/2022 6:03:08 AM PST by MarvinStinson
Vladimir Putin temporarily lost his most senior official position in world sports on Sunday.
The International Judo Federation cited “the ongoing war conflict in Ukraine” for suspending Putin’s honorary president status.
The Russian president is a keen judoka and attended the sport at the 2012 London Olympics.
The IJF is rare among Olympic sports bodies for using the word “war” to describe Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ordered by Putin on Thursday. Others have used phrases such as “escalation of conflict.”
A Kremlin-supporting oligarch and longtime friend of Putin, Arkady Rotenberg, remains on the IJF executive committee as “development manager.”
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Russia
KEYWORDS: judo; putin; ukraine
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To: MarvinStinson
Uh oh...finger IS now moving to rhe red button.
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posted on
02/27/2022 6:04:27 AM PST
by
MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
(Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
To: MarvinStinson
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posted on
02/27/2022 6:04:40 AM PST
by
Craftmore
To: MarvinStinson
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posted on
02/27/2022 6:05:07 AM PST
by
EEGator
To: MarvinStinson
OMG, Putin just pissed himself.
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posted on
02/27/2022 6:05:30 AM PST
by
RouxStir
(No peein' in the gene pool.)
To: MarvinStinson
Joke post of the day?
Who has even heard of some “world” judo body then?
The Japanese?
To: MarvinStinson
Putin remains banned from NFL games until he gives Robert Kraft his Super Bowl ring back. And no games or expansion team for Moscow!
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posted on
02/27/2022 6:19:20 AM PST
by
MDLION
(J"Trust in the Lord with all your heart" -Proverbs 3:)
To: SmokingJoe
“Who has even heard of some “world” judo body then?”
people who dig judo?
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posted on
02/27/2022 6:52:55 AM PST
by
Clutch Martin
(The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
To: MarvinStinson
Next step: Double Secret Probation!
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posted on
02/27/2022 7:03:51 AM PST
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message)
To: MarvinStinson
Now they’ve done it!! It’s the end of the world....
To: Clutch Martin
All 5 of them?
Just how is Putin going to be impressed by this funny gesture?
To: MarvinStinson
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posted on
02/27/2022 7:05:56 AM PST
by
dforest
(Freaking insane world.)
To: MarvinStinson
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posted on
02/27/2022 7:29:07 AM PST
by
moovova
To: MarvinStinson
Maybe Obama can take his place.
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posted on
02/27/2022 7:29:52 AM PST
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: MarvinStinson
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posted on
02/27/2022 7:50:55 AM PST
by
Tzimisce
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To: Tzimisce
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To: SmokingJoe
“All 5 of them?”
I looked, you are off by 50 million give or take.
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posted on
02/27/2022 9:37:11 AM PST
by
Clutch Martin
(The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
To: dfwgator
Hillary might have some street cred...
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posted on
02/27/2022 9:38:09 AM PST
by
Clutch Martin
(The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right.)
To: dfwgator
To: Clutch Martin
And the world has a population of nearly 8 billion.
What is 50 million as compared?
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