Is the behavior of olympist throwing his medal, justified?

Question

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/news?slug=reu-wrestling&prov=reuters&type=lgns

He says politics was involved by judges. True or False?

Answer 1

i'm not sure about the whole story.....

but he shouldn't be such a sore loser......at least he got a medal.......

there's always going to be someone better than you..........

Answer 2

I think so. I mean the judge was clearly biased, judged completely unfair. He was right to be angry. Perhaps he could have behaved a bit more mature, but this was his last chance of winning gold, of course he was upset.

Answer 3

im not sure i dont fully understand the story but from my understanding he accused the judges of scoring him unfairly

and hes just a sore loser   U GOT BRONZE BROTHER b happy

Answer 4

I don't care if politics were involved...did you see the part where competitors had to hold him back because he was trying to go after the judges after the match?  Any sport where a score is involved can get controversial...he was a very sore loser, and if he had acquitted himself with grace and later launched a protest, he would receive a lot more sympathy and serious attention from others than the way he handled it.

Answer 5

Medals have been thrown away before. Cassius Clay (USA) threw his gold medal in a river in 1960 to protest segreation (and was awarded a fresh one in 1996), but this is the first time I have seen one thrown away in that manner. I would have to see footage of the fight to be able to comment on any political aspect though.