Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Olympic badminton booed

  • LONDON – World doubles champions Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China and their South Korean opponents were booed loudly at the Olympics on Tuesday for appearing to try and lose their badminton group match in Wembley Arena to earn an easier draw.
  • (USA Today)
  • LONDON – Badminton chiefs are likely to change their Olympic format after embarrassing scenes on Tuesday saw two womens doubles pairs appear to deliberately throw a match. Angry fans at Wembley Arena booed and jeered once it became clear that No.
  • (Sioux City Journal)
  • Olympic badminton teams China and South Korea were booed off the Olympic court on Tuesday after China appeared to intentionally lose against South Korea.
  • (The Inquisitr)
  • Fans jeered the Chinese and South Korean Olympic women's badminton doubles teams for poor play that The four women were booed by the crowd as they exited after Korea won 21-14, 21-11.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • When at the Olympics, play like an Olympian intentionally trying to lose got a vocal response of great magnitude. The two athletes were booed off the court and the fans weren't happy with Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China either.
  • (Examiner)
  • All the players were booed by an irate crowd as serves were It is very embarrassing for our sport. International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge had been at the badminton but had left shortly before the drama unfolded.
  • (ITV)
  • Did the world doubles badminton champs try to lose? Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China were booed off the Olympic court Tuesday after appearing to intentionally lose against South Koreans Jung Kyun-eun and Kim Ha-na in a preliminary womens match.
  • (Lancaster online.com)

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