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China badminton star quits in scandal A top Chinese badminton star quit the sport on Thursday as an Olympic match-throwing scandal met with dismay and criticism in China, Indonesia and South Korea, from where eight players were disqualified. Badminton doubles pairs face match-throwing probe Eight women badminton players, including the reigning world champions from China, faced a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday after being charged with trying to throw their matches at the London Olympics a day earlier to secure a favorable draw. Badminton chief apologizes, players thrown out LONDON (Reuters) - World badminton apologized on Wednesday for a scandal that has sullied the sport's reputation at the London Olympics and resulted in eight women being disqualified from the tournament. The expulsion of four women's doubles pairs sent shockwaves through the tournament, removing China's top-seeded duo and other doubles pairs from the South Korean and Indonesian teams. "I'm very ... Badminton the biggest loser after eight expulsions LONDON (Reuters) - The festering issue of draw rigging in badminton has finally erupted on the biggest sporting stage and while the expulsion of eight players at the Olympics will eventually blow over, it is sure to leave a sizeable scar. The sight of four women's doubles pairs deliberately throwing their matches to secure a better run to the medal rounds disgusted a crowd of 4,800 packed into ... China's Yu quits badminton after scandal One of the star Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for throwing a match has announced she is quitting the sport, saying her dreams had been "heartlessly shattered". Eight kicked out as badminton scandal rocks Games Eight badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics after a scandal over "throwing" matches as British Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins powered his way to cycling gold. China badminton player 'to quit' One of the Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics says she is quitting, saying her dream has been "heartlessly shattered". Chinese badminton player blogs 'farewell' to sport LONDON (AP) -- A Chinese badminton star is apparently quitting the sport after she was one of eight players disqualified from the doubles tournament at the London Olympics for trying to lose. Badminton's 'Detrimental' Conduct Rule, And Losing On Purpose If the Olympic badminton players could be faulted for anything, it's for not throwing their matches better. Manipulating the draws in tournaments has a long tradition in sport. In the early rounds of track or swimming competitions, athletes who've qualified will routinely not push to win a heat. Chinese badminton player disqualified from Olympics says she is quitting One of the Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics for trying to lose a match has said she is quitting the sport, accusing the badminton governing body of ruining her dreams.
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