Olympics Archive

OLYMPIC LIST – Lang in, Sahlberg out

Posted on April 4, 2008 | No Comments
The new Badzine dummy list is out, and after the great run from Ville Lang in the latest European events, the Finnish player takes the spot of Sweden’s Markus Sahlberg. But apart from this very...
Li Yongbo Admits Olympic Set-up

Posted on March 23, 2008 | No Comments
In a recent interview given to China’s website Sina.Com, China’s head coach Li Yongbo acknowledged that he had asked Zhou Mi to yield to Zhang Ning in the semi-final of the 2004 Olympics. The interview...
OLYMPICS – Musical Chairs for Compatriots

Posted on March 20, 2008 | No Comments
The new Badzine dummy List for the Olympic qualifying clearly shows that compatriots are fighting for the qualifying spots. After the latest release of the BWF world rankings on Thursday morning, 4 out of the...
DUMMY LIST – New names out!

Posted on March 13, 2008 | No Comments
With the release of the new Badzine dummy list today, there are several shuttlers who have benefitted from the new world ranking. In the men’s singles event, Eric Pang is now in the lead to...
THE ROAD TO BEIJING – The Taufik-Lin Dan Rivalry

Posted on March 4, 2008 | No Comments
OLYMPIC DUMMY LIST

Posted on January 31, 2008 | No Comments
This week’s new Badzine Olympic dummy list has a lot of important changes. Thanks to a great run in Malaysia and Korea, Zhou Mi and Lee Hyun Il are now within the top 16 and...
OLYMPICS – Indonesians Promised $100,000 for Gold

Posted on January 8, 2008 | No Comments
As in 2004, Indonesians who win a gold medal in Beijing in August will be granted 1 million Rp (over US$100,000) by the National Sports Council, said Indonesia’s NSC as reported by the Jakarta Post....
OLYMPIC FLAME – Gong Zhichao gets the honour

Posted on January 8, 2008 | No Comments
Gong Zhichao, Olympic Gold Medallist in Sydney 2000, had the honour of carrying the Olympic flame during a celebration held on January 6th, in Changsha, Hunan Province, where 2008 people had gathered to participate in...