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Thai badminton brawl in Vancouver
A fistfight broke out during a match between former doubles partners who had represented Thailand at the Olympics during an international badminton tournament in Vancouver, Canada, on Sunday.
Reports said Bodin "Art" Issara and Maneepong "A" Jongjit glared at each other and exchanged several heated words as the two teams switched to the opposite side of the court mid-match at the Canada Open 2013 Badminton Men's Double Final.
Art suddenly let go of his racket and chased A into another court. Art threw punches and kicked his former playing partner until coaches and tournament staff intervened. (see video below)
The match official disqualified the two national athletes.
According to medical staff, A received two stitches to his ear.
Art was partnering Pakkawat "Top" Wilailak in the match and A's partner was Nipitphon "Tonnam" Puangpuapech.
In January this year, Art and A were ranked eighth in the world in the men's doubles.
They won the men's doubles title at the Indian Open in 2012, upsetting second seeds Sung Hyun Ko and Yeon Seong Yoo of South Korea in the final.
The win sent them to the 2012 Olympics, where they reached the quarter-finals.
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Voldelig badmintonspiller får to års karantæne
Den thailandske badmintonspiller Bodin Issara får lang karantæne efter skandale-opførsel.
Den thailandske badmintonspiller Bodin Issara har modtaget den første straf, efter at han for nylig overfaldt en modstander under finalen i herredouble ved Canada Grand Prix.
Bodin Issara er af Thailands badmintonforbund (BAT) blevet idømt to års karantæne for udåden.
- Alt, hvad vi har arbejdet for i 60 år, kollapsede på grund af én person. I mine seks årtier i sporten har jeg aldrig set en mere voldelig sag end denne, siger BAT-præsidenten Charoen Wattanasin ifølge nyhedsbureauet Reuters.
Publikum ved finalen så måbende til, da Bodin Issara i herredouble-finalen gik fuldkommen amok over for modstanderen Maneepong Jongjit, som han tidligere har dannet par med.
Parret nåede kvartfinalen ved OL i London sidste år.
Maneepong Jongjit, som er blevet idømt tre måneders karantæne, indledte balladen, da han med sin ketsjer ramte Bodin Issara i hovedet.
Herefter jagtede den rasende Issara sin tidligere doublemakker gennem hallen, før han med en rugbytackling sendte ham i gulvet og slog og sparkede ham.
Både Bodin Issara og Maneepong Jongjit kan se frem til yderligere sanktioner fra det internationale badmintonforbund (BWF), som i øjeblikket undersøger affæren.
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