I received this from a Totally TKD reader:
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I would like to ask for your opinion on the so called "cheating" incident happened during Asian Game TKD match. Here is a clip of the match, which is in Chinese but I will highlight the key points:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdPcXA0AMMc ¡@¡@2:09: Something was wrong while tesitng the sensors
¡@¡@2:23: They think the sensors at the back of the foot should be removed
¡@¡@2:45: The sensors at the back of the foot have been removed
¡@¡@3:00: Match starts
¡@¡@3:14: Head Impact +3 Chest Impact +1
¡@¡@3:38: 2nd Head Impact +3
¡@¡@4:03: Spin-kick should be awarded with +2 but since using the LaJust only gives off +1
¡@¡@4:16: Match paused, Taiwan coach demands extra socre to be added
¡@¡@4:43: TV score board changed from 8:0 to 9:0
¡@¡@5:25: Match paused again, and the officials are mumbling something
¡@¡@6:40: The officials demanded the referee to fetch the extra paddings from the Taiwan coach
Later a news conference was held, and WTF Secretary General claimed that the red player was caught using the extra sensor padding during the game.
If you have time, would you be able to answer the following question for me?
1. Does testing sensor count towards a part of the game? If so then shouldn't the player be disqualified on the spot instead of after her having scored 9:0?
2. Is the "extra" padding at the back of her foot really illegal? According to
www.raynerslanetkd.com/TTKD/TotallyTKD_Issue_11.pdf page 61/66:
"...You can clearly see the two gray areas on the top of the sock and the two additional gray bands running across the heel and midsection."
Also in
www.napataekwondo.com/lajustsportsupdate/ states that:
"...sock sensors cover the top, back and heel of the foot..."
So why do Yang have to remove the padding in the first place and on what basis do they accuse Yang of cheating?
3. Even if the act is illegal, is disqualification necessary? Or Yang should simply be given panalties or request for rematch?
It will be very nice if we can get some feedbacks from real Taekwondo masters like you!
