South Korea mulls measures after Asian Games tennis player wrecks racket

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SEOUL — South Korea's sports authorities said they will take measures to address the 'unsportsmanlike' conduct of tennis player Kwon Soon-woo at the Asian Games after he smashed his racket and refused to shake hands with his opponent on Monday (Sept 25). Video of Kwon's meltdown after losing 6-3, 5-7 and 6-4 to Thailand's Kasidit Samrej went viral on social...

SEOUL — South Korea's sports authorities said they will take measures to address the "unsportsmanlike" conduct of tennis player Kwon Soon-woo at the Asian Games after he smashed his racket and refused to shake hands with his opponent on Monday .

The incident came in the second round of the men's singles competition at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre in eastern China, where 112th ranked Kwon had been expected to beat the 634th ranked Thai. "We will take appropriate measures for the situation through a comprehensive review after the Games come to an end," KSOC said.

 

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