Badminton Players Booted From The Olympics For Trying To Lose

Trying to lost is not sexy, neither are we...win win.

File this one under WEIRD OLYMPIC SPORTS NEWS OF THE DAY.  8 players from Chinese, South Korean, and the Indonesian national badminton teams were thrown out of the Olympics for trying to lose so that they could face easier competitions in the following rounds.  The players had all qualified for the next round already, but still had other matches to play, which they tried to lose to get an easier pairing in the following round.  Guess I just got the ONLY badminton story I'll ever have in my life!  But seriously, who tries to lose at any sport, let alone badminton?

Via CNN