EXCLUSIVE OLYMPIC UPDATE
Olympic Roundup
Olympic Roundup
Today is the final day of Olympic competition. Of course due to differences in time zones, the by the time you read this the Olympics will be over, but here in the US, we still are waiting for the results and closing ceremonies. If an Olympic observer had it in mind they could watch the closing ceremonies and fly home and watch them again in the comfort of their own living room. So, while you are waiting for the results, we will bring you the results that will never be reported no matter how long you wait.
Poor Sports Medals
There have been several incidents of Olympic athletes not acting in the proper spirit. "My World" has uncovered the secret medal ceremonies that rewarded these athletes for their heroic efforts.
Gold: The g
old medal went to Angel Valodia Matos from Cuba. Matos won his gold medal for kicking a Swedish judge after he was disqualified from his bronze medal Tae Kwondo final. The judge disqualified Matos when he exceeded the one minute time limit injury time limit. Matos had been leading his match when he went down with a foot injury. Once Matos was disqualified, he reacted wildly kicking the referee in the face proving there was nothing wrong with his foot in the first place. Mike Cream of Fort Worth, Texas who was watching the match with his trademark cup of Bob's Own Ice Cream said, "It was the wildest thing I ever'd saw. This wadn't your ordinry match. I never saw no-one ever go after the ref before."
Silver: The silver medal goes to Ara Abrahamian, the Armenian born Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler who walked away from the awards ceremony and dropped his medal in the middle of the mat. Abrahamian was protesting a late penalty call that eventually disqualified him f
rom the match awarding the wrestling gold medal to his Italian opponent. Abrahamian was upset that his appeals went unanswered contrary to the rules of the wrestling federation and the IOC. Abrahamian declared he didn't want silver, he came for gold. Abrahamian was later stripped of his silver by the IOC claiming his action was not in the spirit of the Olympics. But Abrahamian won the silver in the poor sport contest as well being edged out by Matos in Tae Kwondoe when he kicked the referee. But not to worry. After the poor sport awards ceremony, officials stripped him of this award as well after learning an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport had sided with him and announced he had a right to be angry with the outcome. They decided that the wrestling federation and the IOC did not follow their own rules when it came to following the appeals process. He should have kicked the referee and he would have at least tied for the gold.
Bronze: Goes to Usain Bolt. Bolt was chided by IOC President Jaques
Rogge for celebrating his wins before he crossed the finish line to the delight of the entire stadium and worldwide television audience. Rogge said, "That is not how we perceive being a champion...I beleive he should show more respect for his competitors and shake hands, give a tap on the shoulder to the other ones immediately after the finish and not make gestures like the one he made." The gesture, pictured here, has been widely copied by fans around the world. Perhaps Bolt needs to get into the Olympic spirit and change into a formal suit and hold his hat over his heart with a stolid face as he mourns their passings. (He has plenty of time to do that.) That would probably be more in the spirit of the Olympics. It alos goes to show that the IOC does not necessarily percieve an Olympian champion as the rest of the world does further showing how far out of touch the IOC is with the rest of the world.
Gold: The g
old medal went to Angel Valodia Matos from Cuba. Matos won his gold medal for kicking a Swedish judge after he was disqualified from his bronze medal Tae Kwondo final. The judge disqualified Matos when he exceeded the one minute time limit injury time limit. Matos had been leading his match when he went down with a foot injury. Once Matos was disqualified, he reacted wildly kicking the referee in the face proving there was nothing wrong with his foot in the first place. Mike Cream of Fort Worth, Texas who was watching the match with his trademark cup of Bob's Own Ice Cream said, "It was the wildest thing I ever'd saw. This wadn't your ordinry match. I never saw no-one ever go after the ref before."Silver: The silver medal goes to Ara Abrahamian, the Armenian born Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler who walked away from the awards ceremony and dropped his medal in the middle of the mat. Abrahamian was protesting a late penalty call that eventually disqualified him f
rom the match awarding the wrestling gold medal to his Italian opponent. Abrahamian was upset that his appeals went unanswered contrary to the rules of the wrestling federation and the IOC. Abrahamian declared he didn't want silver, he came for gold. Abrahamian was later stripped of his silver by the IOC claiming his action was not in the spirit of the Olympics. But Abrahamian won the silver in the poor sport contest as well being edged out by Matos in Tae Kwondoe when he kicked the referee. But not to worry. After the poor sport awards ceremony, officials stripped him of this award as well after learning an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport had sided with him and announced he had a right to be angry with the outcome. They decided that the wrestling federation and the IOC did not follow their own rules when it came to following the appeals process. He should have kicked the referee and he would have at least tied for the gold.Bronze: Goes to Usain Bolt. Bolt was chided by IOC President Jaques
Rogge for celebrating his wins before he crossed the finish line to the delight of the entire stadium and worldwide television audience. Rogge said, "That is not how we perceive being a champion...I beleive he should show more respect for his competitors and shake hands, give a tap on the shoulder to the other ones immediately after the finish and not make gestures like the one he made." The gesture, pictured here, has been widely copied by fans around the world. Perhaps Bolt needs to get into the Olympic spirit and change into a formal suit and hold his hat over his heart with a stolid face as he mourns their passings. (He has plenty of time to do that.) That would probably be more in the spirit of the Olympics. It alos goes to show that the IOC does not necessarily percieve an Olympian champion as the rest of the world does further showing how far out of touch the IOC is with the rest of the world.
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