Confuse-Us speaks #23

Taekwondo wrestlers? Really?

Last time I checked, this art/sport seen here on the left was no wresslin' thing.

Kicking? Yup ... a lot of it Wrestling? No.

So, it could be tempting to ask what kind of mind-altering drugs the reporters from news.az have been on when they wrote about the 'Azerbaijani taekwondo wrestlers' and their participation in The World Championship being held in Gyeongju, Korea.

Oh, the joy and wonders of ignorance...

Taekwondo wrestlers? Really?

Last time I checked, this art/sport seen here on the left was no wresslin' thing.

Kicking? Yup ... a lot of it Wrestling? No.

So, it could be tempting to ask what kind of mind-altering drugs the reporters from news.az have been on when they wrote about the 'Azerbaijani taekwondo wrestlers' and their participation in The World Championship being held in Gyeongju, Korea.

Oh, the joy and wonders of ignorance...

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Judoka, positive drug test

Hungary -- It has now been confirmed that the drug test 'B' sample done on a 22-year-old Hungarian judoka is positive, according to the Hungarian Judo Association andusatoday.com.

As previously reported, the drug test was taken after the fighter won gold in his weight division at the World Cup held in Budapest in February. Furthermore, the man also tested positive in January after a competition in Baku, Azerbaijan. He tested positive for stanozolol, a steroid.

Hungary -- It has now been confirmed that the drug test 'B' sample done on a 22-year-old Hungarian judoka is positive, according to the Hungarian Judo Association andusatoday.com.

As previously reported, the drug test was taken after the fighter won gold in his weight division at the World Cup held in Budapest in February. Furthermore, the man also tested positive in January after a competition in Baku, Azerbaijan. He tested positive for stanozolol, a steroid.

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Judoka fails doping test

Hungary -- Four-time Hungarian national judo champion, Attila Ungvari has failed two doping tests, according to the The Hungarian Judo Association and sportsillustrated.cnn.com.

After winning the gold medal in his weight division at a World Cup competition in Budapest in February, the fighter tested positive for a steroid - stanozolol.

The first positive test was found after a competition in Azerbaijan in January. Authorities say the results of B samples will be available in a three weeks time.

Hungary -- Four-time Hungarian national judo champion, Attila Ungvari has failed two doping tests, according to the The Hungarian Judo Association and sportsillustrated.cnn.com.

After winning the gold medal in his weight division at a World Cup competition in Budapest in February, the fighter tested positive for a steroid - stanozolol.

The first positive test was found after a competition in Azerbaijan in January. Authorities say the results of B samples will be available in a three weeks time.

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A ninja informant

Germany -- A 2009 diplomatic cable, sent from the embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, allegedly cites an Iranian martial arts teacher -  referred to as a "ninja black belt master".

The informant allegedly claimed that karate clubs were "under intense pressure to cooperate with Iranian intelligence and Revolutionary Guard organizations, both in training members and in working as 'enforcers' in repression of protests and politically motivated killings."

This is according to WikiLeaks and monstersandcritics.com.

Germany -- A 2009 diplomatic cable, sent from the embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, allegedly cites an Iranian martial arts teacher -  referred to as a "ninja black belt master".

The informant allegedly claimed that karate clubs were "under intense pressure to cooperate with Iranian intelligence and Revolutionary Guard organizations, both in training members and in working as 'enforcers' in repression of protests and politically motivated killings."

This is according to WikiLeaks and monstersandcritics.com.

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