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Judo medallist thumps bottle thrower
Dutch judo Olympic medallist Edith Bosch claimed she punched the drunken spectator who threw a bottle onto the track moments before the 100m final.
Holland's world judo champion, who won bronze in the 70kg category, tweeted that she had "beaten" the person who had thrown the bottle.
She said: "A drunken spectator threw a bottle onto the track! I HAVE BEATEN HIM... unbelievable."
Nobody was injured during the incident and the event was not disrupted, the Metropolitan Police confirmed.
The suspect is being held in custody at an east London police station on suspicion of causing a public nuisance.
what do you think?
Rhys Sage
The whole Olympic Games are a public nuisance.
Luke Grailey
You are just full of sunshine and rainbows arent you old chap?
gengisken1227
A new olympic event is born - and Edith wins gold
Christopher Hodson
I hoper she has been charged and stripped of any olympic medals and I hope they will send her home. There is no room for anyone taking the law into their own hands never mind a trained Martial Artist. Why the police did not arrest her I do not know and the Judo authorities should be looking to ban her from competitions. I hope the person concerned presses charges.
Luke Grailey
You hope a drunken spectator who threw a bottle on the track moments before a race presses charges? I hope she gave him a right good thumping, too many drunken cretins in this country already!
Malcolm Hingley
Get a life!!
Anthony Smith
I agree. So you two would have been ok if the police had punched him?
Valerie Wood
Ooops I must get my eyes tested I could have sworn the headlines said "Judo Medallist Humps Bottle Thrower"
Luke Grailey
I think the threat of recieving a beating from a Judo champion would soon sort out the binge drinking problem in this country, we should emply them to do it more often! :D
Anthony Smith
Guess i need to rephrase my removed comment. Lets hope you don'tget a beating if you happen to break the law
Anthony Smith
I really think she should be charged with assault.
Dave Brooks
serves the idiot right, imagine the injury that bottle coulve caused if it hadhit one of the athletes, not to mention the shame it woulde heaped on our country.
J R
11:44am on 6/8/2012
You watch - he'll claim compensation for injury and a breach of his human rights, and Edith will be charged with assault...
Christopher Hodson
6:48pm on 6/8/2012
Yes but it is in fact assault with a deadly weapon. you forget she is a martial artist and licenced. Proberbly get the book thrown at her in the end and charged. It is assault which ever way you want to look at it.