Semi_Finalist wrote:Did anyone see the Cuban taekwondo guy freak out and hitting an official in the face, a bit late but I saw this while watching it in Greece

anyway they guy is banned for life by the taekwondo association and serves the prick right, even when you've just seen a medal slip trough ur hands because the ref (may have) made a mistake thats just unbelievable

I agree

Did anyone else see that Swedish boxer who threw his medal on the floor in disgust during the medal ceremony (I think it was something to do with the judging in the semi-finals or something ) and he got stripped of the medal. Serves him right if he does something like that

eurouk3434 wrote:(I think it was something to do with the judging in the semi-finals or something ). Serves him right if he does something like that

Yes, it had to do with the judging in the semi-final. Ara was protesting against the judge who made him lose on something he didn't do; experts looking at the taped game couldn't even see anything he did wrong when the judge said he did and also, when the Swedes handed in a protest, they wouldn't even look at the video - something that they have to do.

Ara did this because of the cheating going on in FILA, and the fact that judges are bribed a long time before each match. This isn't just speculations, it's the truth - a man that used to be in FILA came forward and defend what Ara did because he knows that these things go on behind the scenes, that the cheating isn't just a speculation. He had seen it with his own eyes, and most of the judges are poor - which means that they are easy targets for bribing. And besides, like everyone in FILA had a connection to the Italian wrestler (or something, haven't really grasped it yet) and they wanted him to win from the start. Unfortunately for Ara, that semi final against the Italian wrestler came in the way for the final that he could have been in if the entire organization wasn't bribed.

Just shows how much a gold is really worth when you have to cheat to get it.

So long story short - it didn't serve him right because he was trying to CHANGE this stupid thing that's going on. He made people aware of it and he doesn't care about the stupid medal anyway.

^ LULZ



as for bribing. The same goes for boxing, gymnastics, diving etc. Everywhere where are judges.
That's why I love athletics. You show the result and nobody can take it from you except YOU.

Olympics are so fake

it had been decided who'll take the medals long time ago.. well maybe not in all sports but in the most - yes
the good sportstmen/women are just accused of doping and banned and in the rest sports the judges support the super powers and the hosts (same for Athens 2004 ) you'll see that UK will get many undeserved medals

it's always USA-Russia(USSR)-USA-Russia and in recent years China
it's getting boring

Ireland won two bronzes and a silver. We were denied a silver as the Irish fighter was fighting a Chinese guy and lost . Apparently there was five Chinese judges! Not sure if thats true! Well done to Michael Phelps though!