LONDON (Reuters) - Eight women badminton players were disqualified from the Olympics on Wednesday for deliberately trying to lose and manipulate the draw, angering fans and fellow athletes who said they undermined the spirit of the Games.
The controversy overshadowed the fifth full day of sporting action, when British cyclist Bradley Wiggins dominated the men's time trial along packed streets of southwest London to become the country's most decorated Olympian, just 10 days after his triumph in the Tour de France.
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