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| Disqualified China badminton player 'to quit' | Disqualified China badminton player 'to quit' |
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| One of the Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics says she is quitting, even as state media told those concerned to apologise. | One of the Chinese badminton players disqualified from the Olympics says she is quitting, even as state media told those concerned to apologise. |
| "This is my last time competing. Goodbye Badminton World Federation; goodbye beloved badminton," Yu Yang said on her Twitter-like weibo account. | "This is my last time competing. Goodbye Badminton World Federation; goodbye beloved badminton," Yu Yang said on her Twitter-like weibo account. |
| She and Wang Xiaoli were among eight players disqualified for trying to lose matches. | |
| Her dreams had been "heartlessly shattered", she said in another post. | Her dreams had been "heartlessly shattered", she said in another post. |
| The players, she said via her accredited Tencent Weibo, were simply leveraging the new rules in the competition to ensure that they performed better. | The players, she said via her accredited Tencent Weibo, were simply leveraging the new rules in the competition to ensure that they performed better. |
| ''It's as simple as that; nothing complicated. But there is no forgiveness for that,'' she added. | ''It's as simple as that; nothing complicated. But there is no forgiveness for that,'' she added. |
| The introduction of a round-robin stage in the games, rather than a straight knock-out tournament, meant that losing one game could lead to an easier match in the next round. | The introduction of a round-robin stage in the games, rather than a straight knock-out tournament, meant that losing one game could lead to an easier match in the next round. |
| Yu's partner Wang also posted comments on her Tencent Weibo, saying that the players were being made to pay the price for the flaws in the new competition rules. | |
| ''What you've cancelled is not just a game, but my dream!'' she said. | |
| Two pairs from South Korea and an Indonesia pair were also disqualified, after all were seen making a series of basic errors in Tuesday's matches. | Two pairs from South Korea and an Indonesia pair were also disqualified, after all were seen making a series of basic errors in Tuesday's matches. |
| They were charged by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and disqualified in London on Wednesday. | They were charged by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and disqualified in London on Wednesday. |
| The official body has come under fire from several former world-class players, who say that it should have anticipated this happening with the change of format in the competition. | |
| 'Olympic way' | 'Olympic way' |
| China fully respected the BWF's decision, a statement from the Chinese Olympic delegation published by Xinhua news agency said. | China fully respected the BWF's decision, a statement from the Chinese Olympic delegation published by Xinhua news agency said. |
| The delegation had ''severely criticised and educated'' the parties responsible, said a spokesman in a separate Xinhua report. | The delegation had ''severely criticised and educated'' the parties responsible, said a spokesman in a separate Xinhua report. |
| The officials demanded that the players ''profoundly recognise the seriousness and the harmfulness of this matter, reflect deeply on it, publicly apologise and resolutely prevent such incidents from happening again'', the report said. | The officials demanded that the players ''profoundly recognise the seriousness and the harmfulness of this matter, reflect deeply on it, publicly apologise and resolutely prevent such incidents from happening again'', the report said. |
| The row provoked heated debate on China's internet forums, with numerous online comments posted in support of the Chinese duo. | |
| "How could they say this is cheating? It's the rule that are not right!" said one netizen from Henan in response to Wang's post. | |
| "As a fellow Chinese I will always support you," replied another from Anhui to Yu's post. | |
| An appeal by South Korea over the disqualification was rejected by the BWF and Indonesia withdrew its appeal. | |
| Indonesian officials have admitted to the BBC's Indonesian service that deliberately trying to lose their last group match was part of the team's strategy. | Indonesian officials have admitted to the BBC's Indonesian service that deliberately trying to lose their last group match was part of the team's strategy. |
| Ade Lukman, the deputy chief of Indonesia's Olympic contingent, said that other teams were using the same strategy too and that if Indonesia did not, it would lose. | Ade Lukman, the deputy chief of Indonesia's Olympic contingent, said that other teams were using the same strategy too and that if Indonesia did not, it would lose. |
| The reaction to the disqualification in Indonesia has been one of muted national shame, says the BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta. | The reaction to the disqualification in Indonesia has been one of muted national shame, says the BBC's Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta. |
| In South Korea, newspapers and comments online were largely disapproving of the country's players actions in the scandal, reports said. | In South Korea, newspapers and comments online were largely disapproving of the country's players actions in the scandal, reports said. |
| One newspaper said the players had ''disgraced the Olympic spirit and embarrassed the country''. | One newspaper said the players had ''disgraced the Olympic spirit and embarrassed the country''. |