North Korean speed skater Jong Kwang Bom appeared to try to trip his Japanese opponent Keita Watanabe at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
North Korean speed skater Jong Kwang Bom appeared to try to trip his Japanese opponent Keita Watanabe during a men’s 500m short track heat on Tuesday, prompting Olympic officials to restart the race.
After falling within the first few seconds of the event, Kwang Bom reached out and grabbed the skate of Watanabe in an apparent attempt to take down the rival skater. However, for his part, Watanabe said that he doesn’t think the move was calculated.
“I believe it was unintentional,” he explained, according to Yahoo Sports . “His hand happened to be by my skate as he fell down.
