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Drunk Taekwondo Champion was Arrested While Driving
Sep 2018-- Drunk Taekwondo Champion's driving made controversy.
According to koreaherald official website, South Korean taekwondo fighter Lee Ah-reum's participation in an upcoming international competition is drawing controversy here following an incident in which she was caught driving while intoxicated.
Korea Taekwondo Association on Friday announced a 15-member roster for the 2018 World Taekwondo 3rd Grand Prix that will be held in Taoyuan, Chinese Taipei, from next Wednesday to Friday.
According to the KTA, Lee will represent the country in the women's 57-kilogram division. The 26-year-old is one of the top class fighters in her weight class, winning a gold medal at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games. For this year's Asian Games in Indonesia, Lee settled for silver.
But critics are calling for Lee to withdraw from the competition as she is currently facing drunk driving charges.
"WT notified the list of the athletes before Lee's drunk driving incident occurred, so we had to register her," a KTA official said. "Lee will be an independent participant this time, so her expenses will not be covered by us."
So far, the KTA has not meted out the proper punishment against Lee, having only expelled her from the National Training Center in Jincheon, North Chungcheong Province.
"We have not meted out extra punishment since then," the official said. "We decided to allow her to compete in this Grand Prix because Olympic ranking points are at stake."
WT Grand Prix is considered an important competition for Taekwondo fighters because it gives them an opportunity to win ranking points that will allow them to earn automatic qualification to the Olympics. Withdrawing from the competition without proper reason after receiving an invitation may result in a Taekwondo fighter being banned from competing in the next WT Grand Prix.
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