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- Matos was disqualified for taking too much injury timeReuters: Cuban Banned for Referee Kick (August 23, 2008)
- While arguing with the ref, Matos kicked him in the head
- Banned for life from all WTF eventsReuters: Cuban Banned for Referee Kick (August 23, 2008)
- Matos' coach, Leudis Gonzalez, was also banned when he refused to apologizeYahoo! News: Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Banned After Kicking Ref (August 23, 2008)
- Incident occurred during the bronze medal fight
- Matos was representing Cuba in the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Opponent: Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan
- Athletes are allowed one minute of injury timeBloomberg.com : Cuban Taekwondo Champ Faces Ban... (August 24, 2008)</ref>
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August 23, 2008: Angel Matos was banned for life from the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) after kicking a referee in the face at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China.Reuters: Cuban Banned for Referee Kick (August 23, 2008)
Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Banned Quotes
"It was an insult to the Olympic vision, to the spirit of taekwondo and for me, an insult to mankind."—Jin Suk Yang, general secretary of the WTFReuters: Cuban Banned for Referee Kick (August 23, 2008)"He was too strict."—Matos' coach Leudis Gonzalez on the disqualification rulingYahoo! News: Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Banned After Kicking Ref (August 23, 2008)
"To me it was obvious he was unable to continue. His toe on his left foot was broken."—Arman ChilmanovYahoo! News: Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Banned After Kicking Ref (August 23, 2008)
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Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Banned News
- Yahoo! News: Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Banned After Kicking Ref (August 23, 2008)
- Reuters: Cuban Banned for Referee Kick (August 23, 2008)
- Bloomberg.com: Cuban Taekwondo Champ Faces Ban... (August 24, 2008)
- CBC Olympics: Cuban Taekwondo Athlete Kicks Ref, Faces Lifetime Ban (August 23, 2008)
- Tu.tv: Angel Matos Attacks the Referee (Time: 0:53)
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