Summer Wine
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 Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 8:20 pm Post subject: Taiwanese disqualified in sensor spat |
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I too wonder if this was designed to prevent Taiwan facing off against China or if they thought it worse if China lost the match.
Seems a bit too coincidental that a taiwan athlete who seems to be doing well suddenly gets disqualified.
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aiwanese taekwondo athlete Yang Shu-chun (楊淑君) was disqualified from the Asian Games yesterday over allegations that she used extra sensors in her socks, a move that sparked claims of a conspiracy and a flood of support from indignant Taiwanese fans and lawmakers.
Yang was disqualified in the first round of her under-49kg bout against Vietnamese opponent Vu Thi Hau, while holding a 9-0 lead.
Officials stopped the bout because they believed Yang�s electronic socks, used to register successful kicks, did not meet requirements, even though they had been approved in a pre-bout inspection.
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�This was an extremely unfair decision. I don�t know what was wrong. All of my electronic protective equipment followed official specifications,� Yang Shu-chun said.
�I brought two pairs of WTF-certified socks with me. The Chinese examiner asked me to scrap the first pair, but the second pair passed the examination,� she said.
�Before the start of [yesterday�s] bout, the chief judge carefully examined all the equipment on my body and did not raise any questions,� she said.
Liu Yung-lung (劉永隆), one of Taiwan�s coaches, said the decision was arbitrary and unreasonable because the socks were from a WTF-certified brand and had passed Asian Games inspections.
�Even though the model was different, the judge did not find fault with it before the bout. If the judge had brought up the problem at the start, Yang Shu-chun could have changed her socks. This was negligence on the part of the organizers,� Liu said.
�Individual athletes should not have to pay for the authorities� problems,� he said.
Yang Jin-suk said Yang Shu-chun and Taiwanese coaches are expected to face sanctions for their protest.
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http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2010/11/18/2003488785 |
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