Cuban athlete might be banned after kicking ref
(AP Photo/David Guttenfelder)
BEIJING (AP) 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," said WTF secretary general Yang Jin-suk. "I am at a loss for words."
Yang also recommended Matos' coach be banned.
Summer Games News
- Thursday, November 26, 2009 -
OLYMPICS_DOLY_TAE Headlines
- Cuban athlete might be banned after kicking ref
- Cuban taekwondo athlete banned after kicking ref
- South Korea takes men's taekwondo gold
- Mexico takes women's taekwondo gold
- Lopez takes taekwondo bronze; Iran, S. Korea win
- Iran takes men's taekwondo gold
- South Korea takes 3rd taekwondo gold
- South Korea wins 2 taekwondo golds
- South Korea wins women's taekwondo gold
- Mark Lopez makes taekwondo final; Diana loses
| Medal Count | ||||
| Taekwondo | ||||
| G | S | B | Total | |
| AFG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ALG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ASA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AND | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ANT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ARU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Full Medals Table | ||||
Taekwondo
What are the different kinds of taekwondo moves, and how many points result from their success? What is a dobok? How many rounds make up a match? This AP interactive has the answers to all your questions about the sport of taekwondo.
© 2009 by STATS LLC and Associated Press.Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and Associated Press is strictly prohibited.