(Agencies/news.cn)
Updated: 2008-04-18 14:44

Russia's President Vladimir Putin and former gold medal-winning rythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva. Putin has reportedly divorced his wife of 25 years and is planning to marry a former Olympic gymnast, 32 years his junior, according to The Daily Telegraph Friday. [Agencies]

Russia's soon-to-be ex-President Vladimir Putin has reportedly divorced his wife of 25 years and is planning to marry a former Olympic gymnast, 32 years his junior, according to The Daily Telegraph Friday.

Putin and the gold medal-winning rythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva, 24, now a member of the Russian parliament, have decided to tie the knot in mid-June, the report said.

The 56-year-old president has secretly divorced his wife Ludmilla, 50, two months ago, so he would be free to remarry.

The wedding is to take place a little more than a month after Putin steps down as Russian president, according to reports.

There was no comment from the Kremlin or Kabaeva.

Kabaeva, a politician, entered Russian parliament last December. She represented Russia at the Sydney and Athens Olympics. She once worked as a model and posed for photographs wrapped in only fur. She also appeared in an action film.

Russia's former gold medal-winning rythmic gymnast Alina Kabaeva poses for a magazine wrapped in only fur. [File Photo]

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