7 Times Summer Olympic Games Ran into Controversy

6 Tae Kwan Do gets real

Tae Kwan Do is a martial art that has become a famous event at the Olympics in recent times. Most of times, kicking is necessary for the sport to make points. However, in 2008 Olympics, Cuban athlete Angel Matos was disqualified and banned from the sport for kicking an official.

Matos had taken a medical timeout in the bronze medal match. However, official Chakir Chelbat disqualified him for taking too much time. This sent Matos in a rage and he unleashed a powerful kick right to the official’s face.

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7 Twins almost pull off a brilliant con

You have many advantages when you have an identical twin. You get to substitute your twin for anything you want and vice versa. Madeline and Margaret de Jesus was one such pair of twins that got the brilliant plan of using their identicalness in Olympics in 1984.

Madeline injured herself in the long jump and was not available for the upcoming 4x400m relay. Margaret decided to step in for her sister, as even their coach couldn’t tell them apart and better the chances of their team Puerto Rico. However, before they could put their scheme in motion, their coach got the wind of their plan and pulled the team from the event.

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