shoulda had him arrested... see how he likes jail in China.
Posted on 08/23/2008 5:56:48 PM PDT by Publius804
Cuban athlete banned for life after kicking taekwondo referee
BEIJING (AP) -- 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.
Cuban coach Leudis Gonzalez offered no apology for Matos' actions during the men's over-80 kg (176 pounds) match.
Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov. He was sitting there, awaiting medical attention, when he was disqualified for taking too much injury time. Fighters get one minute, and Matos was disqualified when his time ran out.
Matos angrily questioned the call, pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden. Matos then spat on the floor and was escorted out.
"He was too strict," Gonzalez said, referring to the decision to disqualify Matos. Afterward, he charged the match was fixed, accusing the Kazakhs of offering him money.
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Violence solves ... uh.... something.
But what if he says he’s sorry?
you only get 1 minute timeout for an injury and the guy took more than that, violating the rules. So what is the complaint, that the rules weren’t just thrown aside because he didn’t like them?
Isn’t that the rationale for affirmative action? LOL
Let me guess, the referee wiped the dust off his face where he was kicked then smiled?
The Cuban commie sounds like a wimp to me.
Where’s that graphic of the audience applauding?
This guy had a future in the WWE.
Looks like the 2008 Olympics are going to be memorable...and mostly for the wrong reasons. Multiple instances of bad sportsmanship, multiple instances of judging controversy, and criticism from all quarters on Beijing’s handling of the events and festivities.
Well, with the vaunted Cuban health care system he is used to waiting several years for basic first aid so of course this seemed absurd to him!
Elian Gonzales gone wild.
This guy needs a little of his own medicine....a swift boot to the head!! LOL
Olympics = United Nations of sporting world
Not a big deal for him, his skills and attitude will be appreciated in his new career with the Cuban police.
I’m guessing the injury was not his legs ... otherwise he wouldn’t have kicked the ref. Oh, boy! LOL!
Ain’t that the truth.
His problem is he’s not Chinese. He he was, the IOC would call for a formal investigation of the ref and award the chinese a gold medal.
shoulda had him arrested... see how he likes jail in China.
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