[Closed] Olympic fencing drama

"South Korean fencer Shim A Lam was beaten by Germany's Britta Heidermann an hour ago but is refusing to move from the competition area. She's sitting down, dejected, towel around her shoulders and is refusing to move. It's been a hour. South Korea are said to be submitting an appeal against the defeat."

"First up it is official the written appeal has gone in. There's a call to have a press conference right now but my understanding is that the international federation will not be holding a press conference during the time because it is unfair on the athletes involved.

"They are preparing a written statement but they won't give any detail on who will be involved in making that decision and how they will come to it. This is not going to be resolved in the next five minutes. It will take some time."

Building fences is a lympic event now? Was there a scandal in the picket versus log final again?

I liked the comment on the BBC " if you are wondering why this is still going on... Never try and move an angry woman holding a sword" 🙂

I'm betting on the Irish champion

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Never mind that...
Craig David has been invited to help the GB Archery team.

He's going to be their bow selector.

IGMC.

Never mind that...
Craig David has been invited to help the GB Archery team.

He's going to be their bow selector.

IGMC.

😆

LOL at CFH

@CFH - wah wah waaaaaah!
Or boom, tish.

CFH... Very amusing... Proper ha ha.

😆

Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004 are calling. They want their joke back.

Beijing 2008 and Athens 2004 are calling. They want their joke back.

Once every four years is fine.
I had a little chuckle.

Wasn't it a Korean boxer who sat in the ring as a protest years ago? Weirdos, should be banned if they can't be sporting.
Anyway US basketball team are about to be on, so I'm gonna watch a bit of that.

Ohhh flashy that just made me proper lol

Weirdos, should be banned if they can't be sporting.

Aparently not...

The International Fencing Federation has offered South Korean Shin A Lam a "special medal" after her controversial epee semi-final defeat.

Shin refused to leave the piste for 70 minutes as a written appeal against her defeat by Britta Heidemann was heard and rejected.

The South Koreans had a further appeal rejected on Tuesday but Shin was not appeased by the prospect of the award.

"It does not make me feel better. It's not an Olympic medal," she said.

"I don't accept the result because I believe it was a mistake."

MTFU Dartanian 😀

well played flash, can I have that one back for the 2014 CWG?