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South Korean Sa, who won gold in the men's 77kg category at
the 2008 Beijing Games, has already received a 10-year ban from
the Korea Weightlifting Federation after assaulting Hwang
Woo-man on New Year's Eve.
The suspension ruled the 31-year-old out of the Rio Olympics and
effectively forced him into retirement.
Yonhap news quoted Judge Lee Da-woo of Chuncheon district court
as saying on Thursday that the "victim was severely injured so
Sa's crime is quite serious.
"Nonetheless, the sentence was decided taking into consideration
Sa has confessed his wrongdoing and deeply regrets what he did.
In addition, he has been suspended and will miss the Olympics."
Yonhap said that since Sa avoided a jail sentence he would still
be able to collect his monthly one million won stipend awarded
to winners of international competitions.
(Reporting by Lee Jeong Eun, Writing by Peter Rutherford;
Editing by Greg Stutchbury)
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