LONDON (Reuters) - The London Games badminton tournament was rocked by the biggest scandal to hit the sport in its 20-year Olympic history, casting a pall over China's stunning sweep of the five titles on offer.
The sport's federation sowed the seeds of the scandal by introducing a much-criticised format of round-robin matches in a pool-based first round, which left the tournament ripe for manipulation by teams seeking to secure preferable positions in the knockout rounds.
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