Vladislav Vladimirovich Larin (; born 7 October 1995) is a Russian taekwondo fighter, Olympic, World and European Champion, and fivefold Grand Prix series winner.
Larin initially qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics as an Individual Neutral Athlete (AIN), but the International Olympic Committee did not declare him neutral and he was not invited to the Games as a result.
Early life Vladislav Larin was born 7 October 1995 in the village of , Karelia. When he was five, his family moved to Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia. He practiced artistic gymnastics before receiving a longtime hand injury at the age of 5, urging him to discontinue. In 2002, he switched to taekwondo, attending and graduating from the Institute for Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Petrozavodsk State University, where he practiced taekwondo.
Personal life On 16 August 2020, Larin married ninefold Russian poomse taekwondo champion Anastasia. Their wedding took place in Karelia.Чемпион мира по тхэквондо из Карелии Владислав Ларин женился (ФОТО). stolicaonego.ru
Political stance
Larin was among the two Russian athletes barred from entering the 2023 World Taekwondo Championships due to his explicit support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.Олимпийские чемпионы по тхэквондо Храмцов и Ларин не допущены до ЧМ. 23 спортсмена из России и Беларуси получили допуск (Olympic taekwondo champions Khramtsov and Latin and barred from competing at the World Championships. 23 athletes from Russia and Belarus are allowed) Larin shot a video in which he called on people to donate for the mobilized Russian soldiers.Олімпійський чемпіон Владислав Ларін закликає допомагати коштами військовим РФ — відео (Olympic champion Vladislav Larin calls on to financially help Russian military — video), Base of Ukrainian sports in Twitter, 12 August 2023 (in Ukrainian and Russian). In October 2023, the Security Service of Ukraine was considering opening a case against Larin whom they accused of financing terrorism and encroachment on the territorial integrity and inviolability of Ukraine.Security Service of Ukraine considers case against Russian Olympic taekwondo champion Larin, Insidethegames, 11 October 2023 (in English). On October 18, Larin was added to the Myrotvorets list.Ларин Владислав Владимирович
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