A teenage wrestler who lost a wrestling match in the United States punched his opponent in the face.
On the 18th (local time), local media such as TMZ Sports reported that a wrestling competition called ‘Beat the Street’ was held for youth between the ages of 8 and 18 at a high school in Oak Park, Illinois on the 8th.
At that time, SPAR Academy’s Cooper Corder, who was in the third place match in the freestyle 125-18 pound (56.7-58.0 kg) class, defeated Hafid Alicia of Main West High School 14-2. After the match ended with Coder’s victory, the referee called the two players to the middle of the mat, and Coder held out his hand to Alicia and asked for a handshake.
However, Alicia approached and punched Coder in the face with a fist. The battered coder was knocked down and his referee restrained Alicia and sent him off the field. Coder’s mother yelled at Alicia to check on her son, but Coder complained of his pain and couldn’t stand up for a while. A diagnosis revealed that Cawdor had broken his nose and is now recovering from his injuries.
The video containing this appearance spread on various SNS (social network service) and became controversial. A local netizen said, “What kind of sports spirit is this? No matter how much he throws his fists, it doesn’t change the fact that he lost”, “It is not acceptable to throw headgear after a defeat. It is an obvious assault” and “Expelling the perpetrator from the high school sports world and prosecuting him for assault” erupted in indignation.
Oak Park police said they are investigating the incident as an assault and that the parents of the two players are currently cooperating with the investigation. “The victim has already returned to training,” said Justin Pearch, founder of SPAR Academy. “This kind of behavior is not tolerated in our sport. Spa wrestling will never be forgiven either.”
Source: Donga
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