Question #150016. Asked by
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Last updated Oct 29 2023.
Originally posted Oct 26 2023 8:42 PM.
Awarded the rare eighth dan in judo in 2012, Putin has been practising the martial art since he was a teenager in St Petersburg, then known as Leningrad, when Rotenberg was his sparring partner. Long known for his displays of sporting prowess, the president has co-authored several judo books, including Judo: History, Theory, Practice and Learning Judo with Vladimir Putin.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/putin-judo-book-russian-schoolchildren
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