Taekwondo Athlete Kicks Ref: The Photos
Here's the incident that has resulted in the recommendation that Cuba's Angel Matos and his coach, Leudis Gonzalez, be banned from all championships sanctioned by the World Taekwondo Federation.
(Earlier, we reported that the ban was already in place. The latest wire reports now read "Although the arena announcer said Matos and his coach were banned effective immediately, Yang said due process must be followed before officially banning the two. ")
Cuba's Angel Matos kicks match referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden after the fighter was disqualified from Saturday's over-80 kg taekwondo bronze-medal match. (By Matt Dunham - AP)
Two more photos follow:
Matos reacts after Chelbat disqualifies him. (By Matt Dunham - AP)
Matos exits the arena. (Ezra Shaw - Getty Images)
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Jon DeNunzio
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August 23, 2008; 3:20 PM ET
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Posted by: wxdancer | August 23, 2008 12:49 PM
What do you mean? Of course we'll take him. This guy is a guaranteed gold medal in Olympic pro wrestling!
Posted by: justinslot | August 23, 2008 2:25 PM
Fidel is going to have a cow. There will be a great many very good Cuban athletes who will suffer a lot of undeserved embarrassment over the actions of this jerk-off. Hope his toe heals soon...he is going to need his mobility to cut down sugar cane. For a long time. Gets the gold for stupidity, 'tho...
Posted by: Inri Porter | August 24, 2008 12:25 AM
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What a dipspit! Don't let the door hit your a$$ on the way out. And don't even consider defecting here, Matos. We won't have you.