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Aug 2, 2012 · Eight female badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday for trying to lose matches the day before, the Badminton World Federation announced after a disciplinary hearing.
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Apr 25, 2018 · Reprints & Permissions. Read this article. At the 2012 Olympic Games, eight badminton players were disqualified from the women’s doubles tournament for intentionally losing matches in the group stage.
Aug 1, 2012 · Eight female badminton players have become the latest Olympians to be disqualified from the London Games, joining a long line of athletes who have suffered a similar fate at the global event in...
Aug 2, 2012 · Losing intentionally — which disqualified four badminton teams at the Olympics — infuriates many, but it has its defenders as a strategy, even at the Games.
At the 2012 Olympic Games, eight badminton players were disqualified from the women’s doubles tournament for intentionally losing matches in the group stage. The incident marks the largest mass disqualification of athletes from multiple countries for match-fixing at the Olympic Games in the twenty-first century.
Are the disqualifications justified with the current regulations? In Section 1B, Appendix 4 of the Badminton World Federation (BWF - the international governing body for the sport of badminton) Handbook is the Players' Code Of Conduct. Regulation 4 lists the "Players' On-Site Offences."
The women's doubles tournament was marred by several disqualifications during the group stage for unethical play. All of the gold medals were won by players from China . The Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze, to top the medal table with eight in total.
