Taekwondo at the 2010 Asian Games – Women's 49 kg

The women's flyweight (−49 kilograms) event at the 2010 Asian Games took place on 17 November 2010 at Guangdong Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China.

At the first round, Yang Shu-chun of Chinese Taipei was controversially disqualified near the end of the first period when she was leading 9-0 against her Vietnamese opponent Vũ Thị Hậu. "Unauthorized" electronic sensors were allegedly found in her socks before or during the match. 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.Taiwan taekwondo athlete in Asian Games sock sensor rowTaiwan fury after athlete's Asian Games disqualification in ChinaTaiwan President enters Asian Games taekwondo dispute

Schedule All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00) DateTimeEventWednesday, 17 November 2010 09:00 1/8 finals14:00 Quarterfinals Semifinals 16:30 Final

Results Legend DQ — Won by disqualification R — Won by referee stop contest

References

Results

External links Official website