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August 23rd, 2008

Olympic Taekwondo Athlete Kicks Ref in Face

ABC News brings us a tale of amazingly bad sportsmanship. Cuba’s Angel Matos and his coach Leudis Gonzalez are banned from the Olympic games for life after Matos kicked a referee in the face. Yes, you read me right: an Olympic martial arts expert kicked a defenseless ref in the head.
Matos was reportedly upset about […]

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August 20th, 2008

Bite Your Olympic Opponent? It’s All Good

The Associated Press reports that Dzhakhon Kurbanov, the light heavyweight from Tajikistan who bit his opponent on the shoulder in a quarterfinal bout, will not face sanctions or suspension by the International Boxing Association.
His only punishment for taking a page out of the Mike Tyson Boxing Manual will be disqualification from the Olympic […]

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August 13th, 2008

Exclusive Photo of Chinese Gold Medalist

If China thought the Olympic Games would bring a lot of positive pub, well, they may want to try hosting a really big Scrabble tournament or something next time.
The New York Times reports that many expert observers are asking questions about the age of the gymnasts on China’s gold medal team. All the girls […]

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August 12th, 2008

100,000 Condoms Given To Olympians

The organizers of the Olympics have given out free condoms to athletes at every event since 1992 to raise AIDS awareness. They ran out in Sydney and doubled the number in Athens, according to Reuters. This time, they’re hoping 100,000 condoms will be enough to satiate the 10,500 athletes.
Hey, exactly what kind of training […]

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August 6th, 2008

Olympic Team Apologizes for Breathing

  ESPN reports a group of USA Olympic cyclists showed up in Summer Olympic site Beijing, notorious for its thick, polluted air, wearing protective masks Tuesday. After many Chinese considered the masks an outrage, the team members apologized today.
Beijing has put into play numerous pollution cutting measures including reducing cars on the road. Because hey, […]

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