Olympics: Badminton players charged over 'thrown' matches

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REF: Olympics: Farcical scenes mar badminton doubles

Eight women badminton players at the Olympics were charged by the sport's governing body on Wednesday with "not using one's best efforts to win a match" after two fixtures ended in controversy.

Four pairs in the women's doubles competition - one from China, one from Indonesia and two from South Korea - could be disciplined after the Badminton World Federation (BWF) took action.

A disciplinary hearing will be held later on Wednesday with a decision announced in due course.

At present all four pairs are included in the order of play with their quarter-finals scheduled for Wednesday evening.

The players in the two matches concerned were booed off court by angry spectators at Wembley Arena in London on Tuesday after they appeared to deliberately serve into the net, or hit the shuttlecock long or wide.

They were allegedly attempting to manipulate the final standings in the first-round group stage, with two pairs who had already qualified apparently wanting to lose to secure an easier draw in the next round.