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  • A combination of pictures on August 1, 2012, shows eight badminton players that were disqualified Wednesday in a match-fixing scandal at the Olympic badminton tournament in London. (Top Row L-R) South Korea's Kim Ha Na, Ha Jung-Eun, Kim Min-Jung, Jung Kyung-Eun. (Bottom Row L-R) Indonesia's Greysia Polii, Meiliana Jauhari and China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang. (Photo by STAFF/AFP/GettyImages)

  • Defending champion Arash Miresmaili of Iran raises his arms in jubilation after his victory against Larbi Benboudaoud of France during men's 66 final match in the World Judo Championships in Osaka, western Japan, 13 September 2003. Meresmaili defeated Sydney Olympic silver medallist Benboudaoud to retain the title. (Photo by TORU YAMANAKA/AFP/Getty Images)

  • Greco-Roman wrestler Ara Abrahamian of Sweden places his bronze medal at the center of the competition mat in protest of the result in the men's Greco-Roman 84kg wrestling category during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 14, 2008. The Swede, who won the silver in the Athens Olympics, grudgingly climbed the podium but stormed off in a huff after receiving his prize, which he left on mat before stalking off the stage. (Photo by PETER PARKS/AFP/Getty Images)

  • Angel Valodia Matos (L-red) of Cuba lands a kick on the face of referee Chakir Chelbat (R) of Sweden after he lost his bronze medal contest in the men's +80 kg taekwondo competition against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 23, 2008. Cuba's former Olympic taekwondo champion Angel Valodia Matos was expelled from major international competitions for kicking the referee in the head when he was disqualified in the match. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

  • Angel Valodia Matos (L-red) of Cuba lands a kick on the referee Chakir Chelbat (R) of Sweden after he lost his bronze medal contest in the men's +80 kg taekwondo competition against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 23, 2008. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)

  • The disguarded bronze medal of Ara Abrahamian of Sweden rests on the mat after it was refused during the awards ceremony following the men's Greco-Roman 84 kg wrestling category during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 14, 2008. The Swede, who won the silver in the Athens Olympics, grudgingly climbed the podium but stormed off in a huff after receiving his prize, which he left at the center of the competition mat before stalking off the stage with a raised clenched right fist. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

  • The disguarded bronze medal of Ara Abrahamian of Sweden rests on the mat after it was refused during the awards ceremony following the men's Greco-Roman 84 kg wrestling category during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 14, 2008. The Swede, who won the silver in the Athens Olympics, grudgingly climbed the podium but stormed off in a huff after receiving his prize, which he left at the center of the competition mat before stalking off the stage with a raised clenched right fist. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

  • Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba is lead away by his coach, Leudis Gonzalez, after he kicked referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden (not pictured), when Chelbat disqualified Matos for an extended injury time out during the Men's +80kg bronze medal match against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan held at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chilmanov won the bronze medal. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Angel Valodia Matos of Cuba (red) kicks the referee, Chakir Chelbat of Sweden (R), after Chelbat disqualified Matos for an extended injury time out during the Men's +80kg bronze medal match against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan (not pictured) held at the University of Science and Technology Beijing Gymnasium on Day 15 of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 23, 2008 in Beijing, China. Chilmanov won the bronze medal. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

  • Bronze medalist Ara Abrahamian of Sweden leaves the podium after the award ceremony for the men's Greco-Roman 84 kg wrestling category at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games on August 14, 2008. (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP/Getty Images)

  • A bloodied referee Chakir Chelbat of Sweden gestures after he was kicked by Cuba's Angel Valodia Matos(not in photo) for declaring Kazakhstan's Arman Chilmanov as the winner in the men's +80 kg taekwondo bronze medal match at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 23, 2008. (Photo by BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)

  • Angel Valodia Matos (L-red) of Cuba lands a kick on the referee Chakir Chelbat (R) of Sweden after he lost his bronze medal contest in the men's +80 kg taekwondo competition against Arman Chilmanov of Kazakhstan during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing on August 23, 2008. (Photo by JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)


Following the news that eight badminton players have been disqualified from the women's doubles competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, here's a look at some other famous Olympic disqualifcations...

Kim Ha Na, Ha Jung-Eun, Kim Min-Jung, and Jung Kyung-Eun of South Korea, China's Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang, and Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari of Indonesia were on Wednesday kicked out of the competition for allegedly trying to manipulate the draw.

1976 - The entire male Soviet pentathlon team was disqualified after it was discovered that Boris Onischenko's epee contained a button which activated the electronic scoring machine.

1984 - Boxing legend Evander Holyfield was controversially disqualified for repeatedly punching on the break during a fight against Kevin Barry.

2004 - Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaili was disqualified for being overweight after allegedly going on a politically motivated eating binge.

2008 - Wrestler Ara Abrahamian of Sweden was disqualified and stripped of his bronze medal after refusing to accept it in protest at a penalty call during his semi-final.

2008 - Angel Valodia Matos was given a lifetime ban after the Cuban kicked a taekwondo referee when he was disqualified for taking too long receiving treatment for an injury.

2012 - Eight badminton players from South Korea, China and Indonesia at the centre of allegations of throwing matches in the women's doubles were disqualified from the Olympics. The top seeds from China, two from South Korea, and another from Indonesia, allegedly tried to lose matches in an attempt to manipulate the draw.

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In pictures: Famous Olympic disqualifications

Following the news that eight badminton players have been disqualified from the women's doubles competition at the London 2012 Olympic Games, here's a look at some other famous Olympic disqualifcations...

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