If Sajad Ganjzadeh and Tareg Hamedi would like to run things back, Karate Combat is ready to assist in making up for their controversial Olympic gold medal match. The outcome this past weekend in Tokyo caused an uproar after Hamedi’s spectacular head-kick knockout apparently was too spectacular for Olympic karate. It was a perfectly timed counter just as Ganjzadeh moved in with an attack. Upon further review, the judges ruled that Hamedi struck Ganjzadeh – who fell to the mat unconscious – too hard, which is a violation of the rules that state karatekas aren’t supposed to follow through fully on their strikes. What should’ve been a victory and gold medal for Saudi Arabia’s Hamedi instead turned into a disqualification
Original post: