UAE’s Sheikha Maitha aims to compete at next Olympics
Sheikha Maitha al-Maktoum of UAE is seen in action against Hwang Kyung-Seon of South Korea in the women’s 67kg category in Beijing yesterday.
Sheikha Maitha al-Maktoum of UAE is seen in action against Hwang Kyung-Seon of South Korea in the women’s 67kg category in Beijing yesterday.
Karine Sergerie stepped toward the podium and knew instantly, she was in the wrong spot.
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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.
Matos was winning 3-2, with 1:02 left in the second round, when he fell to the mat after being hit by his opponent, Kazakhstan’s Arman Chilmanov. Matos 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.
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