The Badminton World Federation, the sport’s governing body, read a brief statement to a packed throng of media at the Wembley Arena venue for the sport, saying the players had been disqualified for breaching two parts of the players’ code: “Not using one’s best efforts to win a match and conducting oneself in a manner …
Also to know is, why was polii disqualified?
Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari were disqualified from the games along with the Chinese world champions and two South Korean teams for trying to deliberately lose group matches in order to gain an easier path through the knockout stages.
In this regard, what happened in the Olympics 2012?
London became the first city to host the modern Olympics three times, having previously hosted the Summer Games in 1908 and in 1948.
| The basic shape of 2012 Olympics logo. Other color variants are shown below. | |
|---|---|
| Host city | London, United Kingdom |
| Events | 302 in 26 sports (39 disciplines) |
| Opening | 27 July |
What are the official rules of badminton?
Badminton scoring system
The first side to 21 points wins a game. A point is scored on every serve and awarded to whichever side wins the rally. The winning side gets the next serve. If the score is 20-20, a side must win by two clear points to win the game.