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

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

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

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.

Wednesday

Former USA Taekwondo Coach Banned From The Sport For Sexual Misconduct

U.S. coach Jean Lopez and his brother Steven celebrate after Steven defeated Rashad Ahmadov of Azerbaijan, winning him a bronze medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Behrouz Mehri/AFP/Getty Images

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Former USA Taekwondo Coach Banned From The Sport For Sexual Misconduct

Jean Lopez coached the U.S. taekwondo team at four Olympic Games. A SafeSport investigation has found him guilty of sexual misconduct against multiple athletes, including minors.

Former USA Taekwondo Coach Banned From The Sport For Sexual Misconduct

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