That Chinese athlete joined the Olympics as member of the Chinese Badminton Team, with the focus on "team". If the team's coaches decided that her opponent in t

That Chinese athlete joined the Olympics as member of the Chinese Badminton Team, with the focus on "team". If the team's coaches decided that her opponent in the semis had better chances to beat the Danish lady (the only other non-Chinese athlete left in the semis) then what happened here is indeed right for the Chinese team as a whole. As it happens, the Danish lady was defeated in the final by the Chinese athlete chosen by the Chinese coaches to play against her, so it seems that the coach's action was the correct one for the Chinese Badminton Team.