What part of the Oath did they break?![]()
Sportsmanship, glory of sports, honour of teams?
Abiding by the rules (tanking is against them)
Take your pick. Any who supports or who isnt outraged by this behaviour from all countries involved is mad.
What part of the Oath did they break?![]()
Sportsmanship, glory of sports, honour of teams?
Abiding by the rules (tanking is against them)
Take your pick. Any who supports or who isnt outraged by this behaviour from all countries involved is mad.
All vague Euphemism that are open to interpretation(ask LYB, Im sure he can come up with definitions that can counter yours), I rather have the DQ grounded in rules then sayings.
blaming it all on the chinese is really absurd as other teams were doing the same thing. but its not as ridiculous as the ye shiwen doping bs. a lot of anti china bs on the internet lolz.
This point has been mentioned before by a few. I think this really is the crux of the issue. To be honest, I am in favour of the group system so that more matches can be played for a public viewing and for the athletes.The BWF has no one to blame but themselves for not putting safeguards in place to prevent such fiascoes. I don't blame China & Korea at all. They were both concerned with the big picture of winning the tournament and/or maximizing the number of medals they can reap from it. It's not much different than, say, Bradley Wiggins' teammates sacrificing themselves to help him win the Tour de France, or when Wiggins sacrificing himself by setting the pace in the last lap of the last stage and then letting Cavendish through to take the win. It's just team strategy, that's all. If the BWF don't want to see this they need to be smarter about how to structure the tournament. I feel sorry for paying customers though. What I don't understand is why the Koreans didn't just fake an injury, forfeit the match and screw the Chinese![]()
"In the name of all the competitors I promise that we shall take part in these Olympic Games, respecting and abiding by the rules which govern them, committing ourselves to a sport without doping and without drugs, in the true spirit of sportsmanship, for the glory of sport and the honor of our teams"
Kick out for breaking the oath?
What part of the Oath did they break?![]()
However, we do see how the system can be manipulated. No, it's not cheating but highly tactical. i.e. a tactical loss.
u r mistaking soccer match fixing from badminton lolz. its more like they plan on the possibility of china to face each other in with group matches cuz in single elimination, the only way china vs china is in the finals. good thing china doesnt whine to the level like those who whines about china cheating and other bs. lolz.Chinese team for sure are at the root of this long simmering "match fixing", it's a real shame other countries lowered themselves to their level
BTW - Why they don't make the draw AFTER the groupstage ?
Watching bbc olympic sportsday programme, the guy on the show claimed that todays behaviour it must "be an oriental thing it means so much to them over their so i'm not surprised"![]()
u r mistaking soccer match fixing from badminton lolz. its more like they plan on the possibility of china to face each other in with group matches cuz in single elimination, the only way china vs china is in the finals. good thing china doesnt whine to the level like those who whines about china cheating and other bs. lolz.
You serious he actually said that?
Grounds for being fired. People have been let go for less than that