Punishment was swift — and harsh. Indonesia's Olympic team leader says eight female badminton doubles players have been disqualified from the London Games after trying to lose matches to receive a more favorable place in the field. Erick Thohir tells The Associated Press the Indonesian team will appeal. The Badminton World Federation investigated two teams from South Korea and one each from China and Indonesia. It accused them of "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" in matches Tuesday night. — Rob Harris — Twitter http://twitter.com/robharris ___ EDITOR'S NOTE — "Eyes on London" shows you the Olympics through the eyes of Associated Press journalists across the 2012 Olympic city and around the world. Follow them on Twitter where available with the handles listed after each item.
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Head badminton referee Torsten Berg, right, talks to Indonesia's Greysia Polii, left, after he issued a black card to Polii and her partner Meiliana Jauhari as well as Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung, of South Korea, unseen, during their women's doubles badminton match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Tuesday, July 31, 2012, in London. At right is an unidentified South Korean coach. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
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