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British badminton duo Nathan Robertson (right) and Gail Emms (left) in action during the mixed doubles quarter finals when they were knocked out of the olympic games at the Beijing University of
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Yu Yang (L) and He Hanbin of China celebrate winning their mixed doubles quarter-final badminton match against Robert Mateusiak and Nadiezda Kostiuczyk of Poland at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 14,
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![Han Sang-hun of South Korea (R) hits a shot next to his teammate Hwang Yu-mi hit during their mixed doubles round of 16 badminton match against Nova Widianto and Liliyana of Indonesia Han Sang-hun of South Korea (R) hits a shot next to his teammate Hwang Yu-mi hit during their mixed doubles round of 16 badminton match against Nova Widianto and Liliyana of Indonesia](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D2C6J9/han-sang-hun-of-south-korea-r-hits-a-shot-next-to-his-teammate-hwang-yu-mi-hit-during-their-mixed-doubles-round-of-16-badminton-match-against-nova-widianto-and-liliyana-of-indonesia-at-the-beijing-2008-olympic-games-august-12-2008-reutersbeawiharta-china-2D2C6J9.jpg)
Han Sang-hun of South Korea (R) hits a shot next to his teammate Hwang Yu-mi hit during their mixed doubles round of 16 badminton match against Nova Widianto and Liliyana of Indonesia
![Yu Yang (R) and Du Jing of China celebrate a point during their women's doubles badminton final against South Korea at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Beawiharta (CHINA Stock Yu Yang (R) and Du Jing of China celebrate a point during their women's doubles badminton final against South Korea at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Beawiharta (CHINA Stock](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2E7TR9M/yu-yang-r-and-du-jing-of-china-celebrate-a-point-during-their-womens-doubles-badminton-final-against-south-korea-at-the-beijing-2008-olympic-games-august-15-2008-reutersbeawiharta-china-2E7TR9M.jpg)
Yu Yang (R) and Du Jing of China celebrate a point during their women's doubles badminton final against South Korea at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games August 15, 2008. REUTERS/Beawiharta (CHINA Stock
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