KUALA LUMPUR: Four Chinese badminton players have been punished for breaking anti-corruption rules by failing to try their best in a doubles match, the sport’s governing body said on Friday.

He Ji Ting, Tan Qiang, Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen have been hit with three-month bans, but the sentences have been suspended for two years, the Bad­minton World Federation (BWF) said. If there are any repeat offences within two years, the bans will take effect.

Published in Dawn, March 26th, 2022

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