India has appealed to the London Games organisers and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to consider a fresh draw in order to give a chance for aggrieved teams like G. Jwala and Ashwini Ponnappa to get into the women’s doubles knock-out of the Olympics, after four teams were disqualified by the world body.
The Indian women’s doubles team, which finished third in the group, had accused Japan of throwing its match against Chinese Taipei, but the appeal was rejected by the BWF, on the grounds that there was no evidence to it.
The president of the Badminton Association of India (BAI), Akhilesh Das, stated that a fresh appeal had been made, seeking a chance for India, with a fresh draw, to fill the vacant slots.
“Since 50 per cent of the draw is vacant, we have appealed that a re-draw be done and our team be included,’’ said Akhilesh Das.
India had beaten Chinese Taipei and Singapore in the four-member league in group ‘B’, but the fourth-seeded Japan had allegedly lost to Taipei to avoid playing one of the Chinese teams in the quarterfinals.
The three teams had two wins each, but Taipei and Japan were placed ahead of India on the basis of better points difference. A reply was awaited from the BWF.
Expelled
The BWF announced its decision to expel the Korean pairings of Jung Kyung Eun and Kim Ha Na, Ha Jung Eun and Kim Min Jung, the world No. 1 Chinese team of Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang apart from the Indonesia duo of Greysia Poli and Meliiana Jauhari after making two disciplinary cases against the players for ‘not using one’s best efforts to win a match’ and ‘conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport.’
The Indonesian and Korean teams had appealed the decision to disqualify them, and a final decision was still not taken.
Keywords: badminton, Olympics 2012
If London Games organisers and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) are hearing, it will be fair and in right spirit of the game if a fresh draw is made... The Indian pair is having better score than the other teams who have now been propogated to quater... It was indeed a brave decision that requires an applause to expel the pairs who were not using one’s best efforts to win a match. It will be a cherry on the top of the new cake if a new and fresh draw is announced. Even if Japan has not thrown its match against Chinese Taipai.. It is just as sport has prevailed for so long.. the better playing one prevails.. Well played Jwala Gutta-Aswini Ponnappa. You have made us proud...
Why are we complaining.
Look at our pathetic performance in Olympics ever since modern olympic started. We are nation of a billion and hardly show up for Olympics, for that matter anything else. Our better protecst shall be better prepared for next time so that we are not at mercy of someone win or loose. We shall be in drivers sit and not fighting for a sit in the van.
Get real.
How sure are they to reject this fixing when there is NO concrete evidence in the players expelled; this evidence is all abstract and subjective, so for the committee to reject India's protest and uphold the others in similar circumstances (like all asians and ASEAN countries etc etc from the far east) is not only ridiculous but deplorably biased working of this olympic badminton committee.
Matter of fact in the japanese-taiwan match, much higher seeds japanese lost the second set 21-11 after somewhat close first set 21-19. That is as clear an evidence you can get as clear as crystal and this the insane committee must realize and come to some logical senses if it has any left in it.
this is how our players are discouraged demotivated and demoralized!!!!
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