Castro defends Matos, face-kicker

Fidel Castro is defending Angel Matos, the Cuban taekwondo fighter who kicked a referee in the face last Saturday (see here for analysis of the event by NowPublic contributor Hazel). "Fidel Castro on Monday...

Former gold medalist shoves judge and kicks referee in the face after routin...

When Cuban taekwondo competitor Angel Matos was disqualified from the broze-medal match he reacted with a swift kick to the face of a referee prompting the World Taekwondo Federation to call for a life-time ban...

Iran's Saei takes taekwondo gold

" Iran's Hadi Saei defeated Italy's Mauro Sarmiento to take gold in the men's 80kg taekwondo after Britain's Aaron Cook missed out on a bronze medal. Saei secured a tight 6-4 win, adding a second gold to his...

Afghan athlete wins first Olympic medal ever for his country

Afghanistan’s Olympic achievements page is not blank anymore. Afgan taekwondo fighter Rohullah Nikpai made Olympic history today by winning first Olympic medal ever for Afghanistan. Just recently a Mongolian...

RI to register 517 athletes for Sea Games 2007

""We will register 518 athletes for the forthcoming SEA Games," Achmad Sucipto, head of the SEA Games National Training Center Task Force, told reporters here Monday. The Indonesian athletes would take part in 37 sports brancches and in 324 competitions while the SEA Games...

Hijab a safety risk, Que. taekwondo team told - CTV.ca

" Updated Sun. Apr. 15 2007 8:01 PM ET CTV.ca News Staff A Quebec taekwondo team consisting mainly of Muslim girls withdrew from a tournament after they were barred from taking part while wearing their hijabs. "I feel very sad because we practised so hard," 11-year-old Bissan...

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