Major Badminton Scandal in Olympics

[DrLeftover]

Olympics badminton: Eight women disqualified from doubles

Eight badminton players have been disqualified from the women's doubles competition after being accused of not using one's best efforts to win.



Two pairs from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia made a series of basic errors in Tuesday's matches.



All four pairs were accused of wanting to lose, in an attempt to manipulate the draw for the knockout stage.

http://www.bbc.co.uk...ympics/19072677





Olympics Minister Hugh Robertson says he supports the move to disqualify the eight badminton players from the women's doubles. He said: If you look at the spirit, if you look at the ethos of the Olympics, if you look at the sort of money that people pay to come and watch the world's best athletes in the world's foremost sporting competition, they really don't want to see that sort of behaviour.



http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/19040186

 

[JetWing34]

Hands down, the most controversial Olympics since its foundings in 1896

 

[DrLeftover]

The DQs were upheld by the sanctioning body on appeal.

 

[Raven]

Good. That is not what the Olympics is about, Disgraceful behaviour.