KIM Vladimir Georgievich

A Crimean and russian sports official and coach who exerts direct influence on internal and external processes in russian sports.
In particular, as president and head coach of the so-called Taekwondo Federation of the Republic of Crimea, he organizes and trains athletes in the temporarily occupied Crimea and facilitates their integration into the russian sports system, the inclusion of Crimean athletes in the russian national team, and the legitimization of the occupying power’s sports infrastructure.
Through the participation of Crimean athletes in international competitions under the russian flag and as part of the russian national team, he contributes to the formation of an international perception of the temporarily occupied Crimea as part of the russian federation.