Putting the “Bad” in Badminton

Photo from Time.com

By RJ Bardsley

Eight Badminton players were disqualified from the Olympic games this week after they tried to intentionally lose matches.  They were trying to manipulate the playoff structure so they would have easier opponents later on in the tournament.  Wow – talk about poor sportsmanship.  I can’t imagine a mindset where that was an acceptable strategy for winning a game.   Play your hardest and see what happens.

More on the story from Time.com here.

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One Response to Putting the “Bad” in Badminton

  1. loud BOO’s to them! Glad they got their just desserts….

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