Ban this guy. There’s no excuse for this kind of stupid and unsportsmanlike behavior.
From Newsweek:
Cuba’s Angel Matos deliberately kicked a referee square in the face after he was disqualified in a bronze-medal match, prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to recommend he be banned for life.
“We didn’t expect anything like what you have witnessed to occur,” [...]
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Angel Matos: The UnOlympian
Thailand’s Medal Hopes
Thai taekwondo jins Buttree Puedpong, Chutchawal Khaola-or, and Chonnapas Premwaew (left) are good enough to win Olympic gold medals according to Pimol Srivikorn, president of the Taekwondo Association of Thailand (TAT).
If any of the three will win a gold medal, s/he will receive a bonus amounting to $314,000 as we noted here. Of the countries [...]
Rivalry: Chinese-Taipei’s Yang Shujun vs. China’s Wu Jingyu
Who between Chinese-Taipei’s Yang Shujun and China’s Wu Jingyu will emerge victorious come August?
For now, Yang has the upper hand because she just beat Wu Jingyu in their taekwondo match. Says Wu, 2007 world champion, of her loss:
“I am still confident and this failure won’t destroy my mood or leave any shadow in my mind. [...]
Olympian to Watch: Vietnam’s Hoang Anh Tuan
Vietnamese weightlifter Hoang Anh Tuan won a bronze during the 2006 World Weightlifting Championships. He also emerged as the Asian champion during the Asian championships held last month.
Will he bag a medal for Vietnam in Beijing? He’s rightfully hoping:
I’m not 100 percent sure that I will be successful at the 2008Olympic Games. But, as [...]
Country Report: Vietnam Athletes in Beijing
From xinhua.net we learn that Vietnam was given an Olympic spot in air pistol shooting:
The International Sport Shooting Federation (ISSF) has allocated Vietnam an exceptional berth for 50m air pistol at Beijing 2008 Olympic Games slated for August in China.
Vietnam is likely to choose shooter Nguyen Manh Tuong, who currently ranks the 12th in the [...]
