Tip 1: Why the Chinese are unhappy with the Olympic refereeing
Tip 1: Why the Chinese are unhappy with the Olympic refereeing
The famous expression "Oh, sport, you are the world!"Has long been turned into the opposite -" Oh, the world, you are a sport. " Unfortunately, with all the desire, no one can divide sport and politics, especially when it comes to the main world sports competitions - the Olympic Games.
Despite the fact that the Chinese persist in holdingleaders of the tournament table by the number of medals, then overtaking the United States, then once again giving first place, Chinese athletes have repeatedly expressed dissatisfaction with judging in major world competitions. It all began with the disqualification of Chinese, South Korean and Indonesian badminton players. According to experts, the girls played contractual matches in order to meet with weaker opponents in subsequent games. Reluctantly, Chinese athletes and fans took this news. However, the situation further worsened. Swimmer Ye Shiven is only 16 years old, but at the Olympics in London she showed fantastic results and managed to win two gold medals. Extremely interested in phenomenal talents, doctors took the girl's tests for doping and ... did not find any of his tracks. Nevertheless, no apology was brought to the girl, moreover, unpleasant conversations around the amazing results of Ye continue to go, which, of course, is unpleasant both for the young athlete and all Chinese fans. A few days later, riders from China won the race. Nevertheless, their result for unknown reasons was canceled, and instead of gold, the girls received silver. Athletes appealed, but it was not simply rejected, but also punished by a fine of 200 euros - for trying to interfere in the work of the judges. No reason for such a decision, representatives of China did not see in the video-replay, they refused to pay the fine and filed a complaint with the UCI. The public of China, the media, bloggers and authorities are unanimous in the opinion that at the current Olympics there is a conspiracy against athletes from the Middle Kingdom, and they do not intend to go back to retreat.
Tip 2: Why did the Olympic referees deprive the Ukrainian gymnasts of a bronze medal
Judging in some sports is a thingrather subjective. Who is awarded the highest score, and whose defect is found, depends on the group of judges. And sometimes they can change their decisions, awarding victory to previously lost participants and taking medals from already announced winners.
A similar situation happened in LondonOlympic Games with a group of Ukrainian athletes performing in team competitions in gymnastics. The team of athletes, which included Nikolai Kuksenkov, Igor Radivilov, Oleg Vernyaev, Vitaly Nakonechny and Oleg Stepko, received a bronze award, leaving behind a Japanese group that admitted gross violations in its speech. However, such a result did not satisfy the Japanese. They appealed for an assessment of the performances of their athlete. As a result, the arbitration court granted the application of Japan after reviewing the controversial statement and put up a new ball, and the country of the rising sun took the second place, displacing the athletes from Britain. The British, accordingly, took the third place, and the Ukrainian team was replaced by such changes from the number of prize-winners. Gold medals in the tournament remained with the group of athletes from China. According to the head coach of the men's team of Ukraine, the judges simply stole a medal from his country. According to him, even the British, who previously held the second place, admitted in their speech a number of small mistakes, which the judges ignored. The vice-president of the Ukrainian Gymnastics Federation supports his colleague. He believes that the Japanese athlete still committed a gross violation - heaped up the jump, and to praise him was extremely unfair. In turn, the Ukrainian athletes fulfilled their program cleanly, despite the fact that Nikolai Kuksenkov competed after a serious leg injury. To my regret, the Ukrainian side can not influence the decision of the judges in any way. According to the rules of the Olympic Games, you can appeal against the evaluation of your team. In this situation, Ukrainian athletes were powerless.
