>The badminton match throwing was stunning. Did they really think it would not trigger a sanction? It was an insult to everyone who paid their money and made travel plans just to be there. For starters.
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I know this won't be a popular sentiment but.................

Imagine you're playing in a 1 on 1 basketball tournament. If you win your match you will qualify out of the round-robin section and go the the quarterfinals against Kobe. If you lose you still qualify out of the round-robin secion but your quarterfilans opponent will be Will Perdue.

If your goal is to win each match you will be nobel and be out of medal contention.
If your goal is the highest OVERALL placement you can attain.............

Don't blame the atheletes. Blame the organizers who put them in a position where it is actually in the athlete's best interest to lose a particular match to enhance chances for a higher overall placement.