GUANGZHOU, China – In the first major judging controversy of the Asian
Games, Yang Shu-chun was disqualified from the taekwondo competition for
using an illegal sensor on the heel of her shoes Wednesday in a contentious
call that has sparked a protest from Taiwan.
A dismayed Yang, leading 9-0 in the first round when her bout was stopped,
refused to leave the mat for a while and argued the call.
Yang, in tears, was supported by her coach, who also pleaded with officials
for an explanation.
The Taiwan team has protested the decision, highly contentious even for a
sport which has a history of controversial calls.
Yang Jin-suk, secretary general of the World Taekwondo Federation, told a
news conference that officials noticed in a pre-match inspection that the
2008 Beijing Olympic competitor appeared to have one extra sensor on the heel
of each shoe.
The judges told her not to use them in the under-49 kilogram division match,
then disqualified her with 12 seconds left in the first round because they
noticed she still had them on her shoes. Philippine referee Stephen Fernandez
then stopped the fight.
Taiwan officials said Yang thought she had clearance. The 25-year-old
Taiwanese competitor was dominating Thi Hau Vu of Vietnam when the fight was
called off. Thi went on to win bronze.
The decision, which the secretary-general said was confirmed by a five-member
games technical committee.
"The fact of the matter is while she was out there competing, the sensors
were discovered. That relates to the question of did she get that many points
because of the sensors?" The WTF secretary-general told The Associated Press.
"She was very well-known in the circuit. Why even bother to do anything like
that?"
The sensors are used to determine points in an electric scoring system
triggered by contact between opponents.
Tai Hsia-ling, the minister of Taiwan's Cabinet-level Sports Affairs Council
who was in Guangzhou, disagreed with the situation.
"This is a very, very unfair statement," Tai said. "We will protest strongly
again. We are very upset that he (the WTF) made a statement like that before
the results of the investigation are out. It is very unfair to our athletes."
Taiwanese taekwondo competitor Huang Hsien-yung later went on to win gold in
the under-46 class, and said she used her teammate's disqualification to
motivate her.
"When I first found out, I thought 'how could that be?'" Huang said. "But I
turned my grief into motivation."
Yang Jin-suk's announcement at Guangdong Stadium, venue of the taekwondo
competition, was met with boos and chants from some of the Taiwanese media
attending the event.
Yang Shu-chun, who was not immediately for comment, also competed at the 2006
Doha Asian Games.
楊淑君被認定腳上的感應器是違法的,有額外的感應器
所以被five-member games technical committee裁定失格
認定楊淑君作弊!!
出處:YAHOO sport
http://tinyurl.com/38optzz
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Games, Yang Shu-chun was disqualified from the taekwondo competition for
using an illegal sensor on the heel of her shoes Wednesday in a contentious
call that has sparked a protest from Taiwan.
A dismayed Yang, leading 9-0 in the first round when her bout was stopped,
refused to leave the mat for a while and argued the call.
Yang, in tears, was supported by her coach, who also pleaded with officials
for an explanation.
The Taiwan team has protested the decision, highly contentious even for a
sport which has a history of controversial calls.
Yang Jin-suk, secretary general of the World Taekwondo Federation, told a
news conference that officials noticed in a pre-match inspection that the
2008 Beijing Olympic competitor appeared to have one extra sensor on the heel
of each shoe.
The judges told her not to use them in the under-49 kilogram division match,
then disqualified her with 12 seconds left in the first round because they
noticed she still had them on her shoes. Philippine referee Stephen Fernandez
then stopped the fight.
Taiwan officials said Yang thought she had clearance. The 25-year-old
Taiwanese competitor was dominating Thi Hau Vu of Vietnam when the fight was
called off. Thi went on to win bronze.
The decision, which the secretary-general said was confirmed by a five-member
games technical committee.
"The fact of the matter is while she was out there competing, the sensors
were discovered. That relates to the question of did she get that many points
because of the sensors?" The WTF secretary-general told The Associated Press.
"She was very well-known in the circuit. Why even bother to do anything like
that?"
The sensors are used to determine points in an electric scoring system
triggered by contact between opponents.
Tai Hsia-ling, the minister of Taiwan's Cabinet-level Sports Affairs Council
who was in Guangzhou, disagreed with the situation.
"This is a very, very unfair statement," Tai said. "We will protest strongly
again. We are very upset that he (the WTF) made a statement like that before
the results of the investigation are out. It is very unfair to our athletes."
Taiwanese taekwondo competitor Huang Hsien-yung later went on to win gold in
the under-46 class, and said she used her teammate's disqualification to
motivate her.
"When I first found out, I thought 'how could that be?'" Huang said. "But I
turned my grief into motivation."
Yang Jin-suk's announcement at Guangdong Stadium, venue of the taekwondo
competition, was met with boos and chants from some of the Taiwanese media
attending the event.
Yang Shu-chun, who was not immediately for comment, also competed at the 2006
Doha Asian Games.
楊淑君被認定腳上的感應器是違法的,有額外的感應器
所以被five-member games technical committee裁定失格
認定楊淑君作弊!!
出處:YAHOO sport
http://tinyurl.com/38optzz
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