Black Belt Putin Offers to Join Russian Judo Team

Reuters: After bowing, the former KGB spy went onto the mats, throwing squad members half his age and even tackling the chief trainer, Olympic Gold medallist Ezio Gamba.





Then, over tea and cakes, Putin made the suggestion. “If you need direct help, you can include me in the team,” he told the trainer, an Italian who won gold at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.