Ivett Gonda Eliminated amid Judging Controversy

August 20th, 2008 by Alex Frakking

Ivett Gonda (photo: The Canadian Press)

After losing her first taekwondo bout of the Beijing Games, a protest was launched on behalf of Canadian medal hopeful Ivett Gonda because of what she and her coach perceived to be unfair judging.

The Canadians believe Gonda’s kicks were not properly rewarded in her 2-0 first-round loss to Hanna Zajc of Sweden… Full article: cbc.ca

» Video: Gonda vs. Hanna Zajc
» TSN article
» Beijing Olymipcs Photos

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The 2009 Taekwondo U.S. Open « Combat Canada says:

February 23, 2009 at 4:08 pm

[...] Ivett Gonda’s final fight seems to be as controversial as her Beijing Olympic fight. She dominated the fight and pushed it all the way but the decision went to the US to the dismay of [...]

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