A 'black card' exists for elite Russian athletes given directly by Vladimir Putin
I have heard from a decent amount of people that, yeah, Putin gives out this special black card to a bunch of hardcore Russian athletes who make the country proud. Yeah, it could be a complete myth, but I think we should just roll with it.
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