Cuban athlete kicks ref in face

[TheGoofster]

http://www.sportsline.com/olympics/story/10944936

Talk about acting like a 3 three year old spoiled child (one with a dangerous skill). I hope this guy is banned for life. I wouldn't want to be in his shoes when he gets back to Cuba.
Whoever took this picture deserves a bonus.

 

[Suzie Zoo]

Good grief.

 

[LukenDC]

Both the athlete and his coach are banned for life. It was a disgusting display of poor sportsmanship.

 

[MM27]

Based on that picture it doesn't seem that his injury was bothering him too much. I hope he's banned for good.

 

[Barbossa]

Yikes. Not only should he be banned from the sport, but he should be arrested and put in a Chinese jail!

 

[Joanna71985]

Wow. I can't believe he did that. Serves him right.

 

[happy dude]

I'm cracking up at the name of the organization.

 

[PlainJane]

I'm cracking up at the name of the organization.

I was thinking the same thing .

 

[MossMan]

I read the headline. But before I went for the link I was thinking this wasn't really true. I thought the video would show the ref inadvertently walking into the athletes foot. Or maybe the Cuban slipped when attempting a kick, went too far and grazed the ref.

I couldn't have been more wrong. That Cuban went after the Ref. He looked ready to take on a few judges as well. Stunning actually.

 

[RitaZ.]

He should definitely be banned. His behavior goes against everything TKD stands for.

 

[ameraumi]

But why was the coach banned as well? Did he encourage the guy to go after the refs?

 

[izzy]

Yikes. Not only should he be banned from the sport, but he should be arrested and put in a Chinese jail!

ITA!

 

[MomofKatie]

But why was the coach banned as well? Did he encourage the guy to go after the refs?

He didn't apologize for his athlete, and he said the ref deserved to be kicked because he was too strict when he DQ'd the Cuban guy (there is a rule where a fighter has to get up within 60 seconds if knocked down, or forfeit the match. The Cuban guy got up at the 61 second mark, and the ref disqualified him).