Originally Posted By: ronnierocketAGO
I'm sorry, I just don't understand Olympic teams tanking games. I mean Japan's football team playing for a tie (and not to win) just to avoid traveling to Scotland for a game? China trying to lose Badminton games so it would be a China/China final?



I don't get it either, ronnie, and I'm surprised by the number of people, who've defended them. It is unimaginable that you can devote your lives to an event for four years and then you intentionally lose to set up a possible preferred match up. Apparently, in one of China's matches both teams were deliberately trying to lose. It is an insulting mockery to the sport and the Games.