Olympics Dec 07, 2025

Controversy at London 2012 Games saw some teams trying to lose matches

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Controversy at London 2012 Games saw some teams trying to lose matches

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) have opted to retain the round-robin element of their Olympic competitions that caused so much controversy at London 2012, albeit in an amended form.

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