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S. Koreans protest 'unfair' Beijing Olympics disqualifications / V000_9YZ9EV
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As an angry South Korea appeals to sport's top court over "unfair" officiating in short track speed skating, residents express disapprovals towards the Beijing Olympics and anti-China protest sentiment grows in the country.
In Monday's men's 1,000-metre semifinals, world record holder Hwang Dae-heon and Lee June-seo were disqualified for illegal late passing and lane-changing respectively, having coming first and second in their heats. The penalties enraged South Koreans, with many claiming the refereeing was biased.
"I think it is an international shame," says one Seoul resident. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES