JAKARTA, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Indonesian Badminton Association or PBSI has slapped a four-month bar on the women' s doubles pair involved in a thrown-match Olympic scandal, a media quoting official said here on Wednesday.
"After studying and listening all sides, the sanction will be applied from the date of the incident until December 3," Yacob Rusdianto, secretary general of the association said on Wednesday.
"With all due respect, we suffer losses (in this decision) but it should be understood that the sanction should be given because they violated rules of fair play. The Badminton World Federation has declared them guilty," he was quoted by the Jakarta globe as saying.
Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari, along with a Chinese duo and two South Korean pairs, were disqualified from the London Olympics for intentionally playing poorly in pool matches to secure an easier quarterfinal draw.
They were charged under the BWF's Player Code of Conduct with "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."
Last month, the pair said they were ready to accept the PBSI's decision.
"On behalf of the both of us, I' m ready to accept whatever sanction the PBSI gives us, though we still don' t know what kind of sanction," Meiliana has said.
Asked if she felt their coach should also be punished along the lines of what the South Korea Badminton Association has decided, Meiliana declined to weigh in.
"It is the PBSI' s authority. Better ask the officials," the 28-year-old shuttler said.
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