Badminton players angered by schedule mix-up

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Badminton players have criticized last-minute overhaul of their match schedules at the Olympics.

28 July,2012 06:50 am

Badminton players have criticized a dramatic, last-minute overhaul of their match schedules at the Olympics, saying that the changes could affect their performance.The Badminton World Federation apologized Friday for the inconvenience caused by the revision, made after it became clear that the initial schedule did not meet competition regulations.Badminton organizers had agreed with the IOC to arrange the group-stage games so that top-ranked players would play first against bottom-ranked players. But the initial schedule did not take this into account and, therefore, had to be changed. The new timetable will mean some athletes will have to play two matches in a day, or at other times of day than they originally expected.