Valina Fetiou had been representing Kosovo against Serbia's Nina Savic in the European Children's Taekwondo Championship when the incident happened, according to local media.
The father and coach of an eight-year-old Taekwondo star has received backlash after slapping his child across the face when she lost in the final of the European Championships.
Following the match, video shows Valina walking over to her father, who then violently pulls her towards him by her head guard before tearing it off her. The little girl collapsed to the floor before the coach dragged her back up and hit her in the face, shocking video shows The pair appear to argue before the referee walks away, with Valina then walked out of the arena by another official.
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