Chinese badminton rises back from shame to glory
China's Tian Qing (left) and Zhao Yunlei celebrate the victory over Japan's Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa in the women's doubles badminton gold medal match at the London Olympics on Saturday. Andres Leighton / Associated Press |
From match-throwing allegations to a historic clean sweep of all five gold medals, the Chinese badminton team started its journey at the London Olympics at an incredible low, but finished on an unprecedented high.
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