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SEOUL, South Korea - Badminton authorities in South Korea have eased penalties against four players who tried to lose their last group matches at the London Olympics.
A Badminton Korea Association disciplinary committee had earlier barred the two women's doubles pairs from international and domestic play for two years after they were ejected from the Olympics for trying to deliberately lose in order to gain an easier path to the final. The players appealed for leniency.
The association lowered the punishment to six months on Wednesday, saying their earlier decision was too harsh.
The association says the players' two coaches are barred from working for the national team for four years. They had previously been expelled from the association.
Two other doubles teams, from China and Indonesia, also were kicked out of the Olympics.
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 The Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) is passing through a critical phase as currently there is no worthy successor of the top player Lee Chong Wei but the shuttler has highlighted five players who have potential to become world beaters.
The London Olympics silver medallist Chong Wei, who … |
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 Vietnam’s most decorated shuttler Tien Minh Nguyen did not disappoint his home fans as he grabbed Men’s Singles title after putting up staggering show of impressive badminton in the final battle when he overpowered Japan’s Takuma Ueda at the Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2012 on Sund… |
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Thailand’s spirited shuttler Porntip Buranaprasertsuk lived up to the expectations of her fans as she proved her mettle by claiming Women’s Singles crown at the Yonex Sunrise Vietnam Open Grand Prix 2012 on Sunday, August 26, in Vietnam.
In the final encounter, the impressive Porntip played remarkable badminton and outplayed her lower ranked opponent Lindaweni Fanetri of Indonesia.
The World Number 17 Porntip, who was top seed in main draw of Vietnam Open, was in smashing form on the final day of the event as she put up a wonderful show of top class badminton and easily registered her mark over her Indonesian rival.
The in-form Thai shuttler played with precision and easily wrapped up opening set with a lopsided score. However, she had to work hard in the following set to seal off victory in straight games with a wonderful margin on score board.
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China’s most seasoned player Lin Dan, who has recently won his second consecutive gold medal at Olympic Games, plays down the rumours of his retirement by saying that he has no plan to take retirement soon and there are chances that he will go for the 2016 Olympics.
The World Number One Lin, who is ruling Olympic and World Champion, has been putting up spectacular show of top quality badminton for the last one decade and has won every major tournament which earned him Grand Slam title for his unmatched achievements.
The 28-year-old Lin, who is widely known as Super Dan, showed a wonderful performance in the 2012 London Olympics and won gold medal after winning against Malaysia’s Lee Chong Wei in an epic final battle.
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