Gymnastics judge ready for hearing
By Wang Qingchu |
March 23, 2011, Wednesday
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A CHINESE gymnastics judge, accused of altering the scores to help a compatriot win gold at the 2010 Asian Games, is getting ready for a hearing in Switzerland where he will try to fight the decision by the international governing body of gymnastics.
Shao Bin is in Beijing, preparing material for the hearing in Lausanne after the International Gymnastics Federation filed a disciplinary suit against him, accusing him of altering the scores to help a Chinese gymnast win a gold medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, in November, New Express reported yesterday.
"I will write down everything that happened during the competition and see whether the FIG is satisfied with my explanation. If the FIG still wants to hold me responsible and makes an unfair decision, I reserve the right to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sports," Shao was quoted as saying. He had already consulted lawyers about the related procedures.
Shao, a judge on the Difficulty panel who was only supposed to give grades on the difficulty level in the men's artistic floor final, modified an Execution score after discussion with a Korean judge to "reflect the true performance and protect the rights of the athlete," because they thought Chinese gymnast Zhang Chenglong performed better than South Korea's Kim Soo-myun, Shao told the newspaper.
The modified score allowed Zhang to move from second place into a tie for first with Kim.
Adrian Stoica, chief of the Superior Jury, said he tried to revert to the original judge's scores, but the system didn't record them and he was forced to accept the altered scores.
Shao Bin is in Beijing, preparing material for the hearing in Lausanne after the International Gymnastics Federation filed a disciplinary suit against him, accusing him of altering the scores to help a Chinese gymnast win a gold medal at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province, in November, New Express reported yesterday.
"I will write down everything that happened during the competition and see whether the FIG is satisfied with my explanation. If the FIG still wants to hold me responsible and makes an unfair decision, I reserve the right to appeal the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sports," Shao was quoted as saying. He had already consulted lawyers about the related procedures.
Shao, a judge on the Difficulty panel who was only supposed to give grades on the difficulty level in the men's artistic floor final, modified an Execution score after discussion with a Korean judge to "reflect the true performance and protect the rights of the athlete," because they thought Chinese gymnast Zhang Chenglong performed better than South Korea's Kim Soo-myun, Shao told the newspaper.
The modified score allowed Zhang to move from second place into a tie for first with Kim.
Adrian Stoica, chief of the Superior Jury, said he tried to revert to the original judge's scores, but the system didn't record them and he was forced to accept the altered scores.
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