Tae Kwon Do Athlete, Angel Matos Kicks Referee In The Face

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Angel Matos kicked the referee in the face at the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the bronze medal Tae Kwon Do match.

Angel Valodia Matos and Leudis Gonzalez, his coach, have been banned from the Olympic Games for life after the Cuba taekwondo fighter kicked the referee square in the face in protest at being disqualified during his bronze-medal match.

The incident capped a series of controversial judging decisions, including the initial failure to award Sarah Stevenson the victory the Briton was due after her +67kg quarter-final against Chen Zhong, of China. As a result, taekwondo is fighting for survival as an Olympic sport.

Yang Jin Suk, secretary general of the World Taekwondo Federation, announced that an official inquiry would be held into the judging of the Stevenson versus Chen bout. There were, he said, "three human factors in judging that we cannot cure: intentional mistakes of referees and judges, accidental mistakes and mistakes from ignorance". Measures, he said, would be taken against anyone found at fault.

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Uploaded: August 25, 2008 at 12:36 pm
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numbing numbered numerous Comments:
Camman152 (August 25, 2008 at 6:44 pm)
nigga be trippin
Hotora86 (August 25, 2008 at 5:56 pm)
Thanks, though it's weird how you're agreeing post got +2 and mine got -1. :P

I like what you're saying though I'd say it a bit differently:
Sports-style martial arts are ruining martial arts as a whole.
HippieKillingMonster (August 25, 2008 at 5:55 pm)
Typical nigger.
djchangsta (August 25, 2008 at 4:56 pm)
no wonder he got bronze, he couldnt even knock out the ref....LOL....jus kidding....its a trip, but the olympics are emotional
Mathewmartialart (August 25, 2008 at 3:39 pm)
and? so what if he was provoked, you just dont do it, take it on the chin (no pun towards the judges lol) but you just wait and follow the complaints procedure, i mean you wouldnt go ahead and smack the crap out of a copper just becuase he said soemthign to you that you took wrong....would you !!! lol
martfun (August 25, 2008 at 3:09 pm)
It is Dolyo!
SeasonTrue (August 25, 2008 at 3:02 pm)
useless in real life? no i dont agree with that...
Trulyloyale (August 25, 2008 at 2:43 pm)
No ridiculous retarded swedish blaming corrupted judges and posting idiotic insults this time ....XDD !! They do ithat only when their shameless cunts lose 'cos of rules, but if the corruptd bribed referee is swedish they shut their mouth ...!!
typical sportmanship swedish way
they're as hypocrite shameless cheaters as the english liars .
Wizzydoofer (August 25, 2008 at 2:39 pm)
It's pretty sad he did that, he lost the plot with that one.
i8beans4lunch (August 25, 2008 at 2:18 pm)
What a tool. Usually a cheap shot kick to the head would knock a person down. Fidel is calling, get your tail back to Cuba.