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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