In a bizarre scandal that could only come from the Olympics, eight female badminton players have been expelled for trying to intentionally lose matches.
On Wednesday (August 1st), the Badminton World Federation confirmed that it has disqualified eight players from China, South Korea and Indonesia. According to USA Today, it is suspected that they were losing matches intentionally in order to receive a more favorable draw.
Saying that it had found the players guilty of "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" in Tuesday night's matches, the federation handed down its ruling. The audience at the events needed no such judgment, however, as they suspected foul play and booed the players loudly when they appeared to be holding back in the preliminary rounds of play.
Arguing that the unfortunate turn of events are...
On Wednesday (August 1st), the Badminton World Federation confirmed that it has disqualified eight players from China, South Korea and Indonesia. According to USA Today, it is suspected that they were losing matches intentionally in order to receive a more favorable draw.
Saying that it had found the players guilty of "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport" in Tuesday night's matches, the federation handed down its ruling. The audience at the events needed no such judgment, however, as they suspected foul play and booed the players loudly when they appeared to be holding back in the preliminary rounds of play.
Arguing that the unfortunate turn of events are...
- 8/1/2012
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