Badminton

Badminton hopes for another Lin Dan-Lee Chong Wei classic to remedy
scandal ...
Washington Post
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN - AUGUST 4: South African runner Oscar Pistorius runs
in his heat of the Men's 400m race during the track and field competition
on Saturday, August 4, 2012. Pistorius is the first double amputee to run
in an Olympic event. (Photo ...
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Lin beats Chong Wei to Olympic badminton gold
MiamiHerald.com
By FOSTER NIUMATA. Get Adobe Flash player. China's Lin Dan removes sweat
from his face as he plays against Malaysia's Lee Chong Wei in the men's
singles badminton gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Sunday,
Aug. 5, 2012, in London.
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Badminton finale thrilling, not controversial
Boston Globe
The Great Scandal of London 2012 took place in the world of badminton,
where last week eight players from three countries were sent home for
failing to give their best efforts in a match; i.e. what you or I would
call dumping. It all had to do with avoidance.
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2012 London Olympics: India Day Eight Recap
Wall Street Journal
Saina Nehwal etched her name in history, becoming the first Indian Olympian
to earn a medal in badminton: a bronze in the women's singles event. The
22-year-old's victory came a day after shooter Vijay Kumar won India its
first silver and second medal at ...
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China shrug off scandal, win two golds
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - China started the process of restoring their battered
badminton reputation following a match-throwing scandal by winning the
women's singles and doubles gold at the London Games on Saturday, while
Denmark struck a rare blow for the ...
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China wins tainted badminton women's doubles gold
Yahoo! Sports
LONDON (AP) -- A Chinese team won the Olympic gold medal in badminton. It
just wasn't the one most expected. The scandal-marred women's doubles
competition concluded Saturday with Tian Qing and Zhao Yunlei defeating
Japan's Mizuki Fujii and ...
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Badminton: No medals for sportsmanship in women's singles
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - China's Li Xuerui, Wang Yihan and India's Saina Nehwal
stood side by side on the podium to accept their medals in the women's
badminton singles on Sunday but are unlikely to receive any for
sportsmanship after making some ...
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VIEW FROM ELSEWHERE: Badminton ... ethics?
Kennebec Journal
1 pick in the NFL draft, Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Do you take
umbrage now at the big badminton scandal? Amateur golfers can collect on a
lot of bets if they have a handicap that's higher than their actual
ability. How to do that? Blow a few shots late ...
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Badminton: Li wins all-China battle for gold
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - China's Li Xuerui survived two ferocious comebacks by
her top-seeded compatriot Wang Yihan to seal the women's singles badminton
gold at the London Games on Saturday, capping her fairytale rise to the
pinnacle of the sport.
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Olympics-Badminton-China shrug off scandal, win two golds
Reuters
Li Xuerui win women's singles gold. * Zhao Yunlei wins second gold with
women's doubles triumph. * Nehwal wins first badminton medal for India
(Writes through). By Ian Ransom. LONDON, Aug 4 (Reuters) - China started
the process of restoring their ...
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