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It was finally the end of the road for India's top women's doubles pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa in the 2012 London Olympics after their appeal was shot down by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) here Wednesday.
The Indians had accused the Japanese pair of Mizuki Fujii and Reika Kakiiwa of "wanting to lose" a Olympic Games group match against the Chinese Taipei team. India's appeal of a re-look at the match came after the BWF suspended four female pairs for "not using one's best efforts to win a match".
The suspended pairs are Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang of China; Greysia Polii and Meiliana Jauhari of Indonesia; Jung Kyung Eun and Kim Ha Na of South Korea; and Ha Jung Eun and Kim Min Jung, also of South Korea.
However, they were not from Group B, of which the Jwala and Ashwini were a part of. The Indians finished third in their group.
A disappointed Jwala said that they were not angry but disappointed.
"We are not angry, but disappointed. It was unfortunate. But we gave our best. Fixers should not be allowed to take part in the Olympics," said Jwala.
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