Jon Ison
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 08:09 AM |
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Decisions in China not all they seem ?
Watching a bit of tv this morning did I detect a bit of injustice towards a British girl in favour of one of the host nations representative ?
Thought so.
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mr henderson
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 08:21 AM |
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I don't know which event you are referring to, but any sport that requires judging (as opposed to first past the post) is open to this kind of
abuse, and has been for decades (witness russian skaters falling on their backsides and still winning gold)
John
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 08:40 AM |
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This may be worth a read but if you get to see the video you will see what
she means.
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Dave J
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 08:48 AM |
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It was the Taikwondo. Our girl was up against the chinese undefeated champion. Down by one point with seconds to go, our girl put in a devastating
head kick which had the judging been fair, would have put her 2-1 up with seconds to go and effectively win the tie. Sadly two of the judges
didn't see the kick which was I have to say completely obvious. The TV replay clearly showed she should have been awarded the tie. These are not
allowed.
A serious injustice has occured. This is not sour grapes, it really was that obvious
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billynomates
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 09:14 AM |
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As above, we were robbed!!
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eznfrank
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 09:14 AM |
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I saw it aswell, absolutely gutted for her. At least she's not out completely. Perhaps the whole incident will give her that extra little bit
of fire inside to get the job done.
I don't really understand why in the 21st century with technology what it is, why they don't use video replay or contact pads like in
Fencing??
Just as I was typing this the announcement has been made and they have reversed the decision.
[Edited on 23/8/08 by eznfrank]
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JoelP
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 09:20 AM |
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i think the lights are too bright, the judges were squinting 
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Shadowcaster
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 posted on 23/8/08 at 09:24 AM |
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Decision has just been reversed she's through
Cheers Rich
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Dave J
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 09:32 AM |
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Just heard the decisions been reversed. I should boomin' well think so too.
Justice prevails.
Dave
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carpmart
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| posted on 23/8/08 at 09:56 AM |
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She just lost the semi, gutted!
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