HA NOI – New rules will be applied at the London Olympics' badminton event which will help players avoid early dismissal from the tournament.
According to organisers, all events begin with a preliminary stage: the competitors are divided into groups and each player or doubles pair plays everyone else in their group.
Then the 16 singles winners and eight pairs in the doubles qualify for the knockout stage of the competition, which will eventually decide the winners of the medals.
In Beijing four years ago, the knock-out rule was applied in the first round and Vietnamese Nguyen Tien Minh, one of top ten seeds, was sent home immediately after losing 1-2 to Hsieh Yu-hsing of Chinese Taipei.
In this summer's competition, badminton will be the first event, played July 28 until August 5. The event's draw will be held on July 23.
The competition will see 172 competitors compete for medals in five competitions – men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles.
Each country is limited to three athletes in each singles event and two pairs in each doubles event, depending on their position in the world ranking list from May 2012 that determines qualification.
Asian countries now dominate the sport with China, Indonesia and South Korea having won 23 of the 24 gold medals awarded since it first appeared in the Games. – VNS
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