BWF gets award for promoting sports integrity

At a ceremony in Doha, Qatar, last Monday evening, Badminton World Federation (BWF) Secretary General Thomas Lund accepted the inaugural ICSS-Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University Trophy for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Sport Integrity’ for BWF’s swift and resolute action in disqualifying four women’s doubles pairs from the Olympics for “not using one’s best efforts to win a match” and “conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport”.

Reacting to the announcement, BWF President Dr Kang Young Joong noted “The London 2012 case has definitely been a learning curve for the BWF and we are committed to doing what it takes to ensure this never happens again. Being recognised by the ICSS and the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University today gives us further assurance that our sport upholds the right values.”