China’s Disqualified Badminton Players Criticized by State-Run Media
Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli, the Chinese badminton players who tried to lose a preliminary match at the Olympics on July 31, faced harsh criticism from their team and Chinese media after they were disqualified by the International Olympics Committee.
Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli on July 28, 2012 in London, England. They faced harsh criticism from their team and Chinese media for throwing a match, but the choice was not theirs to have made. Michael Regan/Getty Images
By Ariel Tian
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