In competitive sports, athletes must demonstrate sportsmanship and make their best effort; intentionally losing matches to avoid tougher opponents violates the spirit of fair competition and can result in disqualification, as demonstrated by the 2012 London Olympics badminton scandal where eight players were disqualified for deliberately throwing matches.
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Everyone was shocked to see the world's number one team repeatedly hitting the shuttlecock into the net.
It was as if they had completely forgotten how to play.
But then, something even stranger happened. Their opponents started doing the exact same thing.
The entire stadium began shouting in frustration as both teams continued to tank the match, purposely losing points by hitting the shuttlecock into the net.
The referee even paused the match to talk to both teams, [music] but it didn't change a thing. They went right back to sabotaging their own plays. That's when everyone realized what was really happening.
Both teams were losing on purpose.
They had already qualified for the next round, but if they won this match, they would be forced to face a much tougher team in the finals.
To avoid a difficult match-up, both teams were desperately trying to throw the game. The officials had seen enough.
For their lack of sportsmanship and best efforts, both teams were disqualified from the Olympic Games.
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