Eight female badminton doubles players were disqualified from the London Olympics after trying to lose matches to receive a more favorable place in the tournament.

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Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap created history by becoming the first Indian male player to enter the singles quarterfinals at Olympics, defeating Sri Lankan Niluka Karunaratne in three games in London.

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Saina Nehwal booked her place in the last eight making short work of Jie Yao of Netherlands 21-14, 21-16.

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Deepika Kumari shoots during an elimination round of the individual archery competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was shown the door by Amy Oliver in her opening elimination tie at the London Olympics.

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The pair of Leander Paes and Vishnu Vardhan could not make it past Frenchmen Michael Llodra and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga losing 6-7, 6-4, 3-6.

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Indonesia's Badminton official Paulus Firman (L) talks with Greysia Polii (C) and Meilana Jauhari over the dispute about allegedly losing a point intentionally while playing against South Korea's Ha Jung Eun and Kim Min Jung in their women's doubles badminton match during the London 2012 Olympic Games in London.

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India's Ashwini Ponappa, right, and Jwala Gutta, play against Singapore's Sari Shinta Mulia and Yao Lei, unseen, at a women's doubles badminton match of the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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German rowers celebrate after winning the gold medal in the men's rowing eight in Eton Dorney, near Windsor, England, at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Serena Williams of the United States reacts during her match against Vera Zvonareva of Russia at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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United States' Michael Phelps, right, celebrates after winning gold in the men's 4x200-meter freestyle relay swimming final at the Aquatics Centre in the Olympic Park during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

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India were unable to capitalise on an early goal by Sandeep Singh and ended up losing 1-3 to New Zealand and that all but dashed their chances of making it into the last four.

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Olympics Day 6: Pride and Shame

Eight female badminton doubles players were disqualified from the London Olympics after trying to lose matches to receive a more favorable place in the tournament.