KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 17 (Bernama) -- Taekwondo exponent Che Chew Chan was eliminated controversially in the World University Games in Izmir, Turkey, Tuesday.
Chew Chan, who competed in the women's middleweight category of below 72kg, was edged out 3-4 by Thailand's Wasitte Prasopsuk in the first round.
Malaysian Universities Sports Council (Masum) said in a statement here today that Chew Chan clawed back from two points behind to level the points 3-3 after the second round of her bout.
In the third and final round, she managed to hit Prasopsuk's chest many times which caused the Thai to suffer an injury.
However, the final result was not in favour of the Malaysian as the kicks were not counted by the referee.
National taekwondo coach R. Dhanaraj lodged an official protest to the Games' technical committee but was unsuccessful.
Another exponent Elaine Teoh, who competed in last year's Olympic Games in Athens, is the best bet for Malaysia's first medal in the flyweight category tomorrow.
In the previous Games in Daegu, South Korea two years ago, Elaine won a bronze in the bantamweight category.
Apart from Elaine, also in action for Malaysia tomorrow will be Leong Mun Yee in the women's 3m springboard while Lim Wen Chean and See Hui Yee will begin their campaign in rhythmic gymnastics.
-- BERNAMA
Source from http://www.bernama.com
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