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Taekwondo official alleges Olympic fix
USA Today ^ | 8/5/02 | Vicki Michaelis

Posted on 08/05/2002 5:22:29 PM PDT by GeneD

Edited on 04/13/2004 1:39:46 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

Another Olympic results-fixing scandal could be brewing, with U.S. Olympic officials urging an investigation into allegations that the taekwondo judging at the 2000 Sydney Olympics was manipulated.

Chong Woo Lee, a WTF vice president at the time of the 2000 Olympics, said one method he used was to set up the Korean athletes' strongest rivals to "be defeated in a preliminary match by judges'/referees' decision."


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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chongwoolee; jacquesrogge; korea; martymankamyer; olympics; taekwondo

1 posted on 08/05/2002 5:22:30 PM PDT by GeneD
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To: crazydogz
As I tell my kids when they compete in the karate circuit,
"if you can't win decisively then don't complain about
the results."
3 posted on 08/05/2002 6:07:47 PM PDT by The Duke
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To: crazydogz
Crazydogz,

Im sorry, but I don't see who is the "sore looser" in this article. Care to explain?
5 posted on 08/05/2002 7:24:44 PM PDT by fatboy
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