Badminton - Denmark's Persson banned over betting violations


FILE PHOTO: Joachim Persson of Denmark plays a shot against Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia during their men's singles quarterfinal match at the Japan Open badminton tournament in Tokyo September 19, 2008. REUTERS/Toru Hanai/File Photo

(Reuters) - Danish badminton player Joachim Persson has been suspended for 18 months after breaching the sport's code of conduct in relation to betting and irregular match results, the Badminton World Federation (BWF) said on Thursday.

The former world number six was found guilty of four code violations, including failing to report an approach to engage in conduct that would violate the sport's betting rules.

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