Lee Dong-soo and Yoo Yong-sung Korea , Huang Sui and Gao Ling China , , Tracey Hallam saved two match points in the third game to beat Camilla Martin Denmark the silver medalist to reach the quarter-finals but lost to the eventual Silver medal winner Mia Audina now playing for Netherlands. With competitors from 50 nations. Lee Chong Wei Malaysia , Xie Xingfang China , , Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng China , , Lee Kyung-won and Lee Hyo-jung Korea , Nova Widianto and Lilyana Natsir Indonesia , For Nathan Robertson and Gail Emms Great Britain the Beijing mixed doubles was tough for the defending silver medal winners from Athens due to Injuries denying them results and costing them seeding and Robertson last moment ankle operation followed by four months without match practice.
They had to play the world number one pair in the first round which they won then they lost to the eventual gold medal winners from Korea in the second round. All the other GB players had tough draws losing in the 2 nd round for the singles players and the other doubles pairs losing in the 1 st round. All 15 medals went to Asia with China winning 8. Click on the images to enlarge.
At the London Olympics badminton was held at the Wembley Arena which was originally used for swimming in the London Olympics, also it had been the home of the All-England Badminton Championships from Badminton history played its part in the London Olympic Games opening ceremony, where a man and women dressed in Victorian costumes were seen playing badminton in the opening ceremony.
The wooden rackets they used in this ceremony were sold on the London auction site a few days later for hundreds of pounds. London saw the introduction of group competition followed by knock-out.
This resulted in more match play for competitors and a significant increase in television production hours. For the first time, the earlier rounds in all events would be played in groups and the winner of the groups in singles would go through to the knockout rounds and in the doubles, the winner and runner-up would go through to the knockout rounds. All four pairs were disqualified from the Tournament for unethical play and later they were given bans from the Badminton World Federation.
Photos: — Alan Spink — Action Photography. They had encountered the Chinese pair of Cai Yun and Fu Haifeng eight times before and only twice had the Danes been victorious. The first set was an easy win for the Chinese pair.
However, in the second game Fujii and Kakiiwa piled on the pressure saving three match points before the Chinese eventually lifted the gold medals The final of the mixed doubles would be another all-Chinese affair.
The final would not be any different when they duly wrapped up the title in 45 minutes beating Xu Chen and Ma Jin , Zhao Yunlie would be the first badminton Olympian to win two gold medals at the same Games. All of the gold medals were won by players from China, the Chinese team also collected two silvers and one bronze. Thousands of the British Armed Services personnel were deployed to help with the security of the event.
With the problems that had arisen at the London badminton event, where players were trying to lose games in the group play-offs. It was decided at Rio there would be draws after the group stage matches to prevent players from anticipating their opponents in the knockout stages.
Photos: — Badminton Photo Click on images to enlarge. Photos: — Badminton Photo. Sindhu IND. In Para badminton there are six Sport Classes. The Yonex All-England Championships would be The History of Badminton at the Olympic Games.
Written by Geoff Hinder. Demonstration Sport. Final Results. Svend Pre DEN , Utami Dewi INA , Progress Stalled. Stellan Mohlin. Craig Reedie. Juan Antonio Samaranch. Photo: — Louis Ross. Exhibition Sport. Icuk Sugiato INA , Debut as an Official Medal Sport. The Pavello De La Mar Bella was a new seater arena custom-built for badminton but now is used for multisport operation. Susi Susanti Indonesia.
Allan Budi Kusuma Indonesia. Poul-Erik Hoyer-Larsen Denmark. Bang Soo-Hyun Korea. Photo: — Geoff Hinder. Rexy Mainaky and Ricky Subagia Indonesia. Photo: — Preben B. Gold and Silver Medalists at Athens Photos: — Chris Miller. The award is only presented for exceptional services to the sport, rather than just holding office or winning trophies. Paul went on to be involved with two more badminton Olympics events, Beijing and London Photo: — Chris Miller.
Gold and Silver Medalists at Beijing Saina Nehwal India. Hyunil Lee South Korea. Lan Lu China. Photo: — Alan Spink — Action Photography. The British pair won the final game , but only after a review into the last point after a Langridge serve, and it was called out, which cranked up the tension with the pair suspecting they were seconds away from the bronze medal, the call was overruled by Hawkeye.
In , Tokyo was the host of the summer Olympic Games which had events. The games were scheduled for but owing to the Covid 19 crisis they were moved to Mixed Doubles Results.
Viktor Axelsen DEN. He has since been terminated. SafeSport recently launched a multipronged case, looking into the sex abuse allegation and an older allegation of rape from the s. Authorities want to know if USA Badminton delayed reporting or sought to hamper any investigations. Congress has been informed of the incidents as required by federal law. In a letter dated Oct. If true, these allegations themselves may be criminal violations. However, he is open about his disdain for SafeSport.
Call the police. For all the quarrels over what has transpired, all the questions about what happened between the coach and the young prospect years ago, everyone seems to agree on how it all started.
In , the year-old female was chatting via a social media app with Bo Zhao, a fellow player at the elite level. Zhao recalls her saying that a coach had repeatedly forced her to have sex. The Times does not identify sex abuse victims. The coach in question is not being identified because no formal charges have been brought against him. Attempts to reach him for comment were unsuccessful. The year-old Zhao was unsure what to do with the allegation, especially because his friend had stopped playing in the U.
Not only had Lee competed for and coached the U. There was no SafeSport then. Lee and Zhao spoke briefly three years ago about the incident. Lee, a board member with USA Badminton by then, took no action in The next day, Lee — no longer on the board — called to tell Casey, the USA Badminton chief of staff, about the allegation.
Has it been reported? A series of intense discussions ensued, but badminton officials were too busy preparing for Tokyo to reach a decision. When they returned, chief executive Linda French — who referred all questions for this story to attorney Little — called on a relatively new board member, Nancy Hogshead-Makar, for advice.
As a survivor of sexual abuse, she teamed with other swimmers to get a well-known coach, Mitch Ivey, banned for life. But as a woman who had pushed for the new protection laws, Hogshead-Makar worried because the accused coach was still prominent in American badminton, still working with minors.
She told French to report immediately. This was where the situation grew even more complicated. Casey says that, although his bosses never explicitly forbade him from taking action, he felt pressure to keep quiet.
He says they raised the issue of the other alleged rape, the one from the s, that Casey had heard about at the time but had never reported. Casey went ahead and contacted SafeSport, telling them about both incidents. He later filed a report with police in Orange.
In regards to the more-recent allegation, Little recalled that he supported going to police but wanted to wait on SafeSport. He has often accused the watchdog of bungling investigations and getting in the way of better-trained law enforcement. His frustration stems from the fact that the center has long been viewed as underfunded and understaffed, leading to a backlog of cases.
To some degree, the post-Nassar process worked in this case. When the story of the badminton allegation arose last summer, authorities were notified relatively quickly.
Zhao, an elite player who first heard the allegation, recently contacted the alleged victim. She still declines to speak with authorities. Police in Orange say that with no victim to interview, they have closed their investigation. USA Badminton insists it has cooperated with SafeSport, submitting more then 1, requested documents. But Casey believes the situation should have been addressed years ago, with the advent of SafeSport, and the matter is far from settled.
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