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By Thecookie on | From lifeisacookie.wordpress.com

I’m not opposed to diva behavior when the time is right. I don’t mind a spontaneous beatdown, well-timed bitchslap or boot heel up the butt. I believe that, at any given moment, there is someone somewhere who deserves the outright ass-kicking he/she is about to receive. But an Olympic bronze-medal Taekwondo match isn’t the place. Unfortunately, Cuban blackbelt Angel Matos doesn’t share my view - or understand the basic tenets of his chosen sport. Matos was winning the match when he...Read Full Story

Castro Defends Athlete's Kick to Judge's Face

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Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba (red) kicks the referee, Chakir Chelbat of Sweden (R), after Chelbat disqualified Matos for an extended injury time out during the Men's +80kg bronze medal match against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan (not pictured) held at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chilmanov won the bronze medal. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images AsiaPac) Professional athletes...Read Full Story

Cuban Matos Kicks the Referee in the face Video

By ooozzzie on | From olympicsbeijing2008-paul.blogspot.com

Cuban taekwondo Angel Valodia Matos has attacked a referee in a dramatic final session of competition at the Beijing Olympics and was instantly given a lifetime ban from international competition. The 31-year-old Cuban erupted when he was sent off for taking too much injury time in the middle of the second round of his +80 kilogram bout against world silver medallist Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan. The World Taekwondo Federation immediately said Matos and his coach would be permanently barred...Read Full Story

Cuban Matos Kicks the Referee in the face Video

By ooozzzie on | From olympicsbeijing2008-paul.blogspot.com

Ref Gets Kicked In Head After Disqualifying Olympian

By benthere on | From dcurbansports.blogspot.com

Taekwondo Olympian Angel Matos kicked a ref in the head after being disqualified for taking too long to get an injury looked at by his doctor. In Taekwondo, olympians get 60 seconds to receive medical attention before the match must proceed. Matos barely missed the 60 second time limit before referee Chakir Chelbat disqualifed Matos. In protest, Matos kicked the ref in the head. He also spat, and pushed an official. Matos is now banned for life from future Olympic games (as is his coach...Read Full Story

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City leaders meet with shop owners over crime

"You know they come there, guns drawn, and you know, we're sitting there like sitting ducks," said business owner Angel Matos. Matos owns Junior's Produce Market in Reading. He said he has already installed additional security cameras. Worried business owners in Reading are asking the police for help to keep them safe amid a rash of armed robberies. Dozens of store owners and community leaders met with Reading city officials Tuesday to map...

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