Taekwando

[magpie in the 80's]

Men -68kg Preliminary Round of 16

Peru LOPEZ Peter defeated Australia HASAN Burak

[magpie in the 80's]

Women -67kg Prelimin. Round of 16

SERGERIE Karine (CAN) defeated MORGAN Tina (AUS)

this match went to golden point = 2 minutes more.
then it was still equal after golden point.
now the decision of winner is made by the referee
and she gave it to the canadian

the aust girl has a chance for bronze through the repachage

[magpie in the 80's]

Women -67kg Prelimin. Round of 16

SERGERIE Karine (CAN) defeated MORGAN Tina (AUS)

this match went to golden point = 2 minutes more.
then it was still equal after golden point.
now the decision of winner is made by the referee
and she gave it to the canadian

the aust girl has a chance for bronze through the repachage

Women -67kg Repechage
MORGAN Tina (AUS) defeated Argentina SANCHEZ BERON Vanina Paola

[magpie in the 80's]

Women -67kg Prelimin. Round of 16

SERGERIE Karine (CAN) defeated MORGAN Tina (AUS)

this match went to golden point = 2 minutes more.
then it was still equal after golden point.
now the decision of winner is made by the referee
and she gave it to the canadian

the aust girl has a chance for bronze through the repachage

Women -67kg Repechage
MORGAN Tina (AUS) defeated Argentina SANCHEZ BERON Vanina Paola

Women -67kg Repechage Bronze Medal Final
MORGAN Tina AUS lost to EPANGUE Gwladys Patience FRA

[JAS]

They either have some very odd technical terms or our commentator isn't an expert in this...

'if he can clock him around the bonce'...I'm guessing that's a kick to the head.

'that's what happens when you try to burgle in the front door'...I'm not sure I want to know

Regards
JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

Women +67kg Prelimin. Round of 16

MARTON Carmen (AUS) defeated Ecuador BENITES Lorena (ECU)

through to the quarter final

[magpie in the 80's]

Women +67kg Prelimin. Round of 16

MARTON Carmen (AUS) defeated Ecuador BENITES Lorena (ECU)

through to the quarter final

Women +67kg Quarterfinals

FALAVIGNA Natalia (BRA) defeated MARTON Carmen (AUS)

[JAS]

Are you having the same convtrovesial judging that we seem to be getting...

Yesterday a GB lad couldn't get a point to save his life...and again today

0853: CONTROVERSY IN THE TAEKWONDO! Doncaster's Sarah Stevenson clobbers double Olympic champion Chen Zhong with a kick to the head with seconds to go, but the judges apparently don't see it. Stevenson shrugs her shoulders, before the judges get together for a little chat - and then award the fight to the Chinese woman. Daylight robbery, that was home-town judging on a grotesque scale.

0859: That head kick from Stevenson should have scored two points and won the fight. I said beforehand that the Brit might have to decapitate her opponent to go through to the semi-finals - and she very nearly did! Maybe they required her to spit down her neck afterwards. A sense of bewilderment in the arena as the boos and catcalls ring out. It sounds like the time Dylan plugged in for the first time.

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

Oh my...this turn around will upset the home fans ...

AND SARAH STEVENSON'S RESULT HAS BEEN OVERTURNED! SHE'S THROUGH TO THE SEMI-FINALS! "Justice comes first," says the announcer, after apologising to the Chinese fans. Extraordinary, and surely unprecedented.

...and apparently the spectators haven't been told...YET...all they know is that there's a delay. They are still expecting the Chinese girl to walk out for the next match.

Regards
JAS

[JAS]

1034: The Chinese lady sat behind the officials knows about the reversal - she's got her hands over her face and looks like she's just discovered her husband in bed with Usain Bolt - but there hasn't been an announcement in Mandarin yet, and I'd imagine the news will go down like Jim Davidson at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras.

1038: THE CHINESE ARE REPROTESTING! Stop the ride, I want to get off!

They have just been told and our girl is walking out into a crowd of 4000 angry locals who came to watch their heroine.

"What has happened is quite unprecedented. We put our protest forward, it was very clear it was a shot to the head, as well as arguing passivity by the Chinese. They accepted that behind closed doors. Credit to the Chinese for being so sportsmanlike and accepting the decision."
Sport Taekwondo UK performance director Gary Hall

Regards
JAS

[Interceptor]

They just had the Cuban participant (in the over 80 kg class) roundhouse kicking the ref after he was 'timed out' because of injury

He and his coach have been banned for life from international competition.

There's been a few good dummy spits this Olympics, but this one was a beauty!

[spell_check]

Then he gave a jab to another official! Another thing that the eyes don't quite comprehend.

[bayman]

They just had the Cuban participant (in the over 80 kg class) roundhouse kicking the ref after he was 'timed out' because of injury

He and his coach have been banned for life from international competition.

There's been a few good dummy spits this Olympics, but this one was a beauty!

just watched it on tv, the bloke is a DH & they got what they deserved, they also reported that the chinese police & the olympic security are considering charges.....the cubans only hope now is if he joins a wrestling organization

[JAS]

Heard about it late last night...unbelievable...

Looks like the talk today is whether the sport will live on in the Olympics...

0611: Making the news this morning is taekwondo, where things are looking bleak. After Saturday's judging intrigue and foot-meets-ref shenanigans, the sport's Olympic status may be dangling by a thread. Taekwondo survived the last vote on which sports do or don't get a berth at the Games - the next vote is in 2009, and cricket, rugby, golf and karate are all lobbying for inclusion. "There is a feeling that we won't survive the next vote," US team leader Herb Lopez has admitted.

Regards
JAS

[Thiele]

http://au.sports.yahoo.com/olympics/vid ... id=9419477

[JAS]

...and for the UK based forumites (as the Yahoo7 video doesn't work overseas)...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic ... 578828.stm

Regards
JAS

[Psyber]

...and for the UK based forumites (as the Yahoo7 video doesn't work overseas)...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympic ... 578828.stm

Regards
JAS

And vice versa apparently: "Cannot play media. Sorry, this media is not available in your territory."
Why is it so?!

[JAS]

Prorably all to do with licensing and broadcasting rights in each country. Each TV company pays a fortune for the rights so wouldn't want others muscling in on their territory.

They were all very, very quick to get stuff deleted on YouTube and the like too.

Regards
JAS

[Psyber]

Prorably all to do with licensing and broadcasting rights in each country. Each TV company pays a fortune for the rights so wouldn't want others muscling in on their territory.

They were all very, very quick to get stuff deleted on YouTube and the like too.

Regards
JAS

Yes, I guess the clue is in the use of the word "territory".
I tried getting to it from Yahoo UK but it still didn't work - obviously one would have to link to a UK based proxy to get around it.