21. August 2004  
Olympic city Athens  
Artistic Gymnastics

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Three judges suspended...
Athens, 20-Aug: -- The F.I.G. pronounced on it's website, that after the Artistic Gymnastics Men’s All-Around Final, the Chef de Mission of the Korean Delegation to the Athens 2004 Olympic Games claimed, that the Korean Gymnast Yang Tae Young (Start Number 185) received the wrong start value on Parallel Bars. The gymnast was given a start value of 9.9, instead of a 10. This judges’ error is confirmed by the FIG.
The FIG Rules do not allow for a protest against judges’ marks.
The judges’ marks have to be accepted as a final decision and cannot be changed.
In order to protect the integrity of the FIG, the judges, and to be able to maintain and ensure the highest possible judging standard at the Olympic Games, the FIG Executive Committee has decided to suspend the three Technical Officials concerned pending inquiry.
The FIG regrets that such an occurrence took place.