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
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
http://www.cbc.ca/olympics/taekwondo/story/2008/08/23/olympics-angel-matos.html
After angrily questioning the decision, the Cuban pushed a judge, then pushed and kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden.Matos then spat on the floor before being escorted out.
“He was too strict,” Gonzalez said of the decision to disqualify Matos.
He aught to tell that to someone Castro had shot , or their family. Poor sport, Read Full Story
Hmm, it seems that no one told Angel Matos not to kick the Olympic referee in the face. And that's just what he did... after the ref disqualified Matos for an extended injury time out during the Men's +80kg bronze medal match against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan. Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba is lead away by his coach after he kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden (L), when Chelbat disqualified Matos for an extended injury time out during the Men's +80kg bronze medal match against Arman... Read Full Story
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