South Korea Protests Penalties Assessed In Short Track
Feb 8, 2022, 9:35 AM
BEIJING, CHINA - FEBRUARY 07: Dajing Wu of Team China, Daeheon Hwang of Team South Korea, and Shaolin Sandor Liu of Team Hungary compete during the Men's 1000m Final A on day three of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at Capital Indoor Stadium on February 07, 2022 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
(Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)
BEIJING (AP) — South Korea has filed complaints with the International Skating Union and the International Olympic Committee after two of its short-track speedskaters were disqualified at the Beijing Games.
World record holder Hwang Daeheon and Lee Juneseo were disqualified in the semifinals of the men’s 1,000 meters.
You cannot overtake in the inner lane if you are not half ahead before entering the corner in short track speed skating. Hwang Daeheon illegally changed lanes and overtaked in the inner lane at the corner. It was easy to cut others. #BeijingOlympics
— vKingsley (@Kingsley_Vic) February 7, 2022
South Korea’s chef de mission, Yoon Hong Geun, says an appeal will also be filed with the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The Koreans protested to the referee after the race asking why its two skaters were penalized.
Yoon says fans in South Korea are so upset that they are urging the team to return home immediately.
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