Video from the European Children’s Tae Kwon Do Championship in Tirana, shows the unprecedented reaction of a father, just after his daughter lost.
The 8-year-old athlete who represented Kosovo in the championship final, lost the match and approached her father and coach, who hit her. While removing her protective equipment, he angrily slapped his daughter.
The incident of violence between father and daughter was recorded, as were the reactions of those who saw the man slapping her and the 8-year-old falling to the ground in fear. The video was released via X (formerly Twitter).
8-year-old Kosovar taekwondo athlete was slapped by her father and coach, Valmir Fetiu, during the European Cadet & Children’s Championship in Tirana. Fetiu said that the slap was meant “only to calm her down” after she lost in the final to a Serbian opponent. pic.twitter.com/VxZyLcP07X
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Valmir Fetiu, father and coach, was punished with a six-month suspension from all international and domestic activities by the European Tae Kwon Do Federation. The Federation said it took the decision because of his aggressive behaviour.
The father said that he slapped her “to calm her down” while Valina left crying, while he consoled her by hugging her, an organizer.
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