Woman floors Putin in judo sparring session… but you didn’t see pics ‘due to cover up’
A WOMAN floored Russian president Vladimir Putin in a judo sparring session then tried to 'cover up' photos of the incident, it has been claimed.
After the 2016 Olympic bronze medal winner Natalia Kuzyutina, 29, tackled the strongman, he got up and kissed her on the head.
But so far images of the moment which left him on the sprawling mat from last night’s fight practice in Sochi have not been released, prompting the Ukrainian media to claim a cover-up by Russian “propaganda” teams.
Ukrainian publication Obozrevatel claimed: “Russian propaganda did not show the unpleasant moment for Putin.”
At the same session - which began at 9pm following a day of tense talks with the leaders or Turkey and Iran culminating in a state banquet - Putin injured a finger on his right hand and required first aid, footage shows.
Kuzyutina revealed how she had thrown Putin over her head in the middle-of-the-night session.
She said: “Thank you President Putin that after such complex negotiation at the summit he found time for a full-scale quality training.
“I was glad yet again to be a sparring partner of the first judoist of our country!”
Putin said after the session: "It’s a well-known medical fact - the level of adrenaline increases in a person who practices physical exercises, so your mood improves, and you take a different look on the world around you.
“I can probably say that it helps you to get real.”
Newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets reported: “Kuzyutina was a lot pushier than fellow male sportsmen.
"She kept going on and on and finally managed to throw Vladimir Putin over her head.
“He wasn’t upset but indeed appreciated her persistence.”
After the 2016 Olympic bronze medal winner Natalia Kuzyutina, 29, tackled the strongman, he got up and kissed her on the head.
But so far images of the moment which left him on the sprawling mat from last night’s fight practice in Sochi have not been released, prompting the Ukrainian media to claim a cover-up by Russian “propaganda” teams.
Ukrainian publication Obozrevatel claimed: “Russian propaganda did not show the unpleasant moment for Putin.”
At the same session - which began at 9pm following a day of tense talks with the leaders or Turkey and Iran culminating in a state banquet - Putin injured a finger on his right hand and required first aid, footage shows.
Kuzyutina revealed how she had thrown Putin over her head in the middle-of-the-night session.
She said: “Thank you President Putin that after such complex negotiation at the summit he found time for a full-scale quality training.
“I was glad yet again to be a sparring partner of the first judoist of our country!”
Putin said after the session: "It’s a well-known medical fact - the level of adrenaline increases in a person who practices physical exercises, so your mood improves, and you take a different look on the world around you.
“I can probably say that it helps you to get real.”
Newspaper Moskovsky Komsomolets reported: “Kuzyutina was a lot pushier than fellow male sportsmen.
"She kept going on and on and finally managed to throw Vladimir Putin over her head.
“He wasn’t upset but indeed appreciated her persistence.”
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