Fast News
Russian news Agency RIA said Putin, 66, injured a finger during the training session of the country's national judo team in Sochi, but that did not prevent him from completing the drill.
Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the training session of the country's national judo team in Sochi on Thursday.
Russian TV showed Putin - a judo black belt holder - throwing one athlete after another on the floor.
Russian news Agency RIA said Putin, 66, injured a finger during the training session but that did not prevent him from completing the drill.
Putin has long cultivated a tough-guy image and has previously been shown on TV playing ice-hockey, handling an Amur tiger, riding a horse and diving to the bottom of the Black Sea.