Yang Shu-chun or Judy Yang (Chinese: 楊淑君; pinyin: Yáng Shújūn; born October 26, 1985, in Yingge, Taipei County, now New Taipei City) is a female Taiwanese taekwondo athlete. She won the women's flyweight (under 51 kg) gold medal at the 2008 Asian Taekwondo Championships. In July 2011, Yang withdrew the appeal over her disqualification.[1] In the 2012 London Olympics, Yang lost to Chanatip Sonkham of Thailand in the quarterfinals.
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After her suspension, in May 2011, Yang competed at the 2011 World Taekwondo Championships held in Gyeongju, South Korea, and won a silver medal in the –49 kg category losing to China's Wu Jingyu 6–2 in the final.[2]
At the 2010 Asian Games
editAt the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China on November 17, she was controversially disqualified near the end of the first round when she was leading 9-0 against her Vietnamese opponent Vu Thi Hau. "Unauthorized" electronic sensors were allegedly found in her socks before or during the match.[3] Yang's equipment had passed the pre-match inspection. After the disqualification, Yang protested the judgement in tears and refused to leave the mat. Yang's disqualification drew a furious response from media and fans in Taiwan.[4][5] In December 2010, Yang was banned by the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) from participating any international Taekwondo competitions for three months, her coach Liu Tsung-ta was suspended for 20 months and the Chinese Taipei Taekwondo Federation was fined $50,000.[6] The Sports Affairs Council of Taiwan filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sports based in Lausanne.
Taiwanese extreme anti-Korean movement
editAfter Yang's ruling, some Taiwanese people even started a boycott of Korean products because they think South Korea controlled all the major positions in the world taekwondo body that oversees the sport. Some Taiwanese even carried out extreme anti-Korean movements such as burning the South Korean flags and throwing eggs at a Korean school in Taipei. In response, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of South Korea said, "The disqualification of Yang Shu-chun at the Games is regrettable, but there is a need to pay attention to the burning of South Korean flags and boycotting of products that are spreading across the island."[7]
References
edit- ^ Shan, Shelly (22 July 2011). "Yang Shu-chun nixes her appeal, turns to Olympics". Taipei times. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Yu-cheng, Lee; Chen, Ann (2 May 2011). "Taiwanese taekwondo star shines with silver in Korea". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Official result". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ "Taiwan taekwondo athlete in Asian Games sock sensor row". BBC News. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Taiwan fury after athlete's Asian Games disqualification in China". CNN. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "WTF slaps Yang Shu-chun with three-month ban". Taipei times. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Controversial Asian Games taekwondo disqualification unrelated to S. Korea: gov't". Yonhap News Agency. November 20, 2010.
External links
edit- Yang Shu-Chun at TaekwondoData.com
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yang Shu-Chun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
