When it comes to the Olympics, athletes know they must give everything they have in order to qualify. The same, if not more effort, needs to be made if you intend to win. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) agrees that maximum effort by an athlete is an Olympic standard, not minimal exertion that appeared to have happened in two instances; one confirmed and the other suspected. Both instances... 

Growing up, there were two things I learned over the years that I thought would never change. The first being that when it comes to the Olympics, athletes that represent their country would make sure they didn’t disgrace it on purpose and that the goal is to win games; not lose them. On Tuesday night, eight female badminton players basically disgraced themselves at the 2012 Olympics for trying...