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Archive Home > 2012 > August > 11 > Playing to lose (and win later) is smart, not an Olympic scandal

Playing to lose (and win later) is smart, not an Olympic scandal

By Noah Feldman / The Bulletin
August 11, 2012

Olympic athletes want to win — we all know that. So why are they being disqualified for trying to lose?

After the badminton scandal that marred the early days of the games, the latest athlete to be kicked out was Algerian middle-distance runner Taoufik Makhloufi, who walked off the course in an....

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