NewsWhore
09-11-2008, 06:10 PM
The Dominican Olympic Committee (COD) will not file an official grievance on behalf of taekwondo fighter Gabriel Mercedes, who won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics. Nevertheless, the Dominican Taekwondo Federation said it would file a grievance with the international taekwondo ruling body. The decision was made despite reports in Mexican newspapers that Mexican Olympic officials did their best to "be in the good graces" of Olympic referees. The newspaper claims that officials were trying to gain an advantage in case their fighter Guillermo Perez reached medal contention at the Olympics. Hoy reports that Mexican Taekwondo Federation President Roberto Beltran Ramonetti himself originally claimed that Perez might have benefited from the "work" of efforts by Mexican taekwondo officials.
Speaking out for the first time since the story broke, Mercedes told the public that he wants his gold medal. Mercedes says that he has seen the video from Beijing and counted a higher number of attacks in comparison to opponent Guillermo Perez.
Perez meanwhile has denied the accusations by media outlets and Beltran Ramonetti, adding that he knows how much hard work he put in and the effort it took.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)
Speaking out for the first time since the story broke, Mercedes told the public that he wants his gold medal. Mercedes says that he has seen the video from Beijing and counted a higher number of attacks in comparison to opponent Guillermo Perez.
Perez meanwhile has denied the accusations by media outlets and Beltran Ramonetti, adding that he knows how much hard work he put in and the effort it took.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#13)