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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 the sport, saying her dream has been "heartlessly shattered".
"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.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. China has said it fully respects the decision to disqualify its players.
The players, she said via her accredited Tencent Weibo, were simply leveraging the new rules in the competition to ensure that they performed better. Badminton head coach Li Yongbo has apologised, saying players failed to demonstrate "fighting spirit".
Two South Korean pairs and an Indonesian pair were also disqualified.
An Indonesian official told the BBC that deliberately trying to lose their last group match was part of the team's strategy.
'Simple as that'
China's Yu Yang blamed new competition rules for causing the problem.
The introduction of a round-robin stage, rather than a straight knock-out tournament, meant that losing one match could lead to an easier match in the next round.
The players, Yu said via her accredited Tencent Weibo, were simply leveraging the new rules 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. Yu's partner Wang also posted comments on her Tencent Weibo, saying players were being made to pay the price for flaws in the new rules.
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.''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. All four pairs 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 events given the change of format.
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. The Chinese Olympic delegation respected the BWF's decision, it said in a statement, describing its players behaviour as "against the spirit of fair play".
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 an unnamed delegation 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.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. "How could they say this is cheating? It's the rules that are not right!" said one post from Henan in response to Wang's comments.
"As a fellow Chinese I will always support you," replied another from Anhui to Yu's post. "Those judges are just letting people down. If football lets you lose to avoid some opponents, why can't badminton?" a Sina Weibo user in Chongqing asked.
And although some commentators criticised the players' behaviour, in a poll launched by Tencent Weibo, just 18% out of the 27,800 participants agreed the players should be punished as of 1445 local time (0645 GMT)
Strategy
An appeal by South Korea over the disqualification was rejected by the BWF and Indonesia withdrew its appeal.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''.