A total of eight players were disqualified from the tournament by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) after being found guilty of "not using best efforts" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport".

Each of the pairs - two from South Korea and one pair each from China and Indonesia - were found guilty of playing to lose matches in order to manipulate the draw for the knock-out stage.

In one match, both teams made a series of basic errors, and in one match the maximum rally was just four shots.

Høyer was elected as the BWF's new President in May 2013 after South Korean Kang Young-Joong stepped down and put restoring badminton's reputation at the top of his agenda. 

At the BWF's Annual General Meeting in Dongguan earlier this year he reiterated the importance of the sport continuing to remain “free of corruption and manipulation from external forces”. 

The BWF's initiatives have included signing up to the IOC Integrity Betting Intelligence System (IBIS) to reaffirm its commitment to fighting illegal betting, match fixing and corruption in sport.

Bach has acknowledged the strides made under Høyer, who he nominated for membership of the IOC last year, during a visit to the Badminton Association of Malaysia's (BAM) National Training Centre here today.

“The BWF with President Poul-Erik Høyer has done an excellent job with respect to integrity of badminton,” Bach, in the Malaysian capital for the 128th IOC Session, said. 

“Badminton has taken excellent development initiatives.

"We see in the IOC how BWF is addressing challenges of modern sport, how it is ensuring integrity of competition.

"This is why this wonderful sport has a strong presence in the Olympic programme.”

Twenty-two players, aged 13 and 14, were training when Bach visited the National Training Centre.

BAM performance director Morten Frost showed him around the courts and explained various aspects of the national programme.

Bach then borrowed a racket and engaged in a few rallies Høyer, the Atlanta 1996 singles gold medallist. 

“The Olympic Games is about young people," he said.

"They are the future of Olympic sports.

"It’s great for me to see how they are being trained here.

“It’s great to see these young, ambitious athletes.

"The training conditions here are excellent.

"They are preparing for the [Summer] Youth Olympic Games 2018, and some are even preparing for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

"It’s a pleasure being with young inspired athletes.

"I got an opportunity to play a bit of sport today, and to see young hopefuls of Malaysian badminton.

"I enjoyed it very much.”

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