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(Caught on tape) Angry Olympic Tae Kwon Do Fighter Kicks Referee in Face After Disqualification

News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:35 PM EDT
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A Cuban Olympic tae kwon do athlete who deliberately kicked a referee in the face after being disqualified now faces a permanent ban from his sport.

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newsguru

Wow! He should definitely expect a lifetime ban to follow. They don't ever want to see a repeat of that from anyone else.

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  • 10 votes
Reply#1 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:45 PM EDT
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Andy Min

Idiot. And a bad sportsman to boot. He deserves to be banned.

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  • 8 votes
Reply#2 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 3:50 PM EDT
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jfrank

That's pretty crazy.

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  • 2 votes
Reply#4 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 4:40 PM EDT
{"commentId":2581354,"authorDomain":"greglujan"}
greck

I gotta say though, as a long time practitioner of TaeKwonDo,

definitely bad sportsmanship and he should be banned etc. but,

that was a NICE kick!

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  • 3 votes
Reply#5 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:19 PM EDT
{"commentId":2581550,"authorDomain":"onlineapps"}
Andy Min

No kidding, though I'd hope it was (he IS an Olympic athlete).

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  • 2 votes
#5.1 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:37 PM EDT
{"commentId":2581812,"authorDomain":"greglujan"}
greck

I'm just sayin'

most people, when they get disgraced get a mugshot or some other pic of them looking sinister or dastardly (case in point the turkish wrestler), this guy gets a shot of himself administering a hook kick to someone's head at full extension.

now THAT'S the way to go down in infamy.

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  • 2 votes
#5.2 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 6:00 PM EDT
{"commentId":2583905,"authorDomain":"onlineapps"}
Andy Min

Yeah, I definitely do agree that that was a beautiful kick. Was that a hook kick? Looked like a sidekick to me. Wish I could do either like that, though (gotta get my head back more).

(the video is above, it's about 3:20 in)

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  • 2 votes
#5.3 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:53 PM EDT
{"commentId":2589840,"authorDomain":"greglujan"}
greck

I couldn't get the video to run just now, but I did see it before and it was a hook;

also, you can tell by the pointed toe/ strike with the sole of the foot rather than the heel or blade.

plus, side kicks to the head are slow and hard to land; he fer sure would've knocked the ref down with a side kick, too. There's a lot of weight behind those.

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  • 2 votes
#5.4 - Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:01 AM EDT
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newsguru

I just tried the video again ... working now.

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  • 1 vote
#5.5 - Tue Aug 26, 2008 12:25 PM EDT
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{"commentId":2582744,"authorDomain":"caroaber"}
caroaber

Fidel Castro has given this his seal of approval.

I do hope the referee is okay.

My 8 year old gets frustrated, too, but this was an intentional assault. Poor sportsmanship, indeed.

I wonder if the shutterbug will win a Pulitzer prize. That shot is an instant classic.

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  • 2 votes
Reply#6 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:10 PM EDT
{"commentId":2582935,"authorDomain":"chasencash"}
chasencash

Silly boy. One moment of madness.

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  • 3 votes
Reply#7 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 7:24 PM EDT
{"commentId":2584386,"authorDomain":"quinnwr"}
Dubbya R

Yeah.....that was a pretty crappy thing to do. Permanent ban for all international competition for him is really justified. Not just Tae Kwon Do, but anything and everything. Swoosh! anybody else hear a flushing sound?

....And no, it wasn't such a great kick. Good form and all, but he didn't drop his target. (glad for that anyway!)

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  • 3 votes
Reply#8 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:41 PM EDT
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LC3
Good form and all, but he didn't drop his target.

Maybe he's luckier than the ref that he didn't drop him, because athletes have been arrested for such acts.

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  • 3 votes
#8.1 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 10:39 PM EDT
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Dubbya R

He deserves arrest, yes. A little visit to a chinese prison might help his personal development.

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  • 3 votes
#8.2 - Mon Aug 25, 2008 11:00 PM EDT
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newsguru

Update: A Cuban taekwondo athlete and his coach were banned for life after Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face following his bronze-medal match disqualification.

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  • 3 votes
Reply#9 - Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:04 PM EDT
{"commentId":2612732,"authorDomain":"quinnwr"}
Dubbya R

Thanks for the update, I didn't realize the coach had never apologised. They both got what they deserved, and no more than was expected. Now I just hope the ITF sticks to it's decision.

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  • 2 votes
#9.1 - Wed Aug 27, 2008 5:36 PM EDT
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