Badminton player says Chinese officials ordered her to lose Sydney 2000 semi-final

Beijing [China], August 28 (ANI): Chinese badminton player Ye Zhaoying revealed that Chinese officials during Sydney Olympics in 2000 had ordered her to lose her women's singles semi-final against Chinese compatriot Gong Zhichao because the latter was most likely to beat the other team in finals.

Former badminton world number one Ye had progressed to the tournament's final four. Meanwhile, Denmark's Camilla Martin and Chi