Taekwondo - Korean martial art finally gets it right


LONDON (Reuters) - Taekwondo has done many things wrong since becoming an Olympic sport in 2000, but the Korean martial art got most things right at the London Games.

Plagued by judging controversies, inconsistent scoring and lacklustre fights, taekwondo was forced into action in 2008 after Cuban Angel Matos shamed the sport at the Beijing Games by kicking a referee in the face.

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