Notable Summer Olympics scandals

POSTED: 12:25 PM PDT Aug 01, 2012    UPDATED: 03:19 PM PDT Aug 01, 2012 

The Badminton World Federation recently announced that eight female badminton players were disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for trying to lose matches and the IOC says a female gymnast from Uzbekistan has now been formally expelled after she tested positive for doping. Check out these other notable Summer Games scandals.

Voula Papachristou
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Voula Papachristou, 2012 Summer Olympics, London. Greek triple jumper Papachristou was banned from competing in the Olympics after posting a racist joke on Twitter.

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