Oscar Pistorius
South African runner Oscar Pistorius made headlines in 2013 for something far more notorious than being the first amputee to compete in the Olympics. Now, he’s known for murdering his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp. He claimed he thought there was an intruder in the bathroom and that’s why he fired four bullets through the closed door.
Oscar Pistorius
After the trial, he was sentenced to five years for culpable homicide and then three years for reckless endangerment. In 2015, his sentence was extended, so that his prison term was more than doubled.
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Badminton 2012 Olympics
Badminton doesn’t come to mind when you think intense or scandal-filled sport. However, in the 2012 Olympic Games, four different women’s doubles teams made headlines for their scandal.
Badminton 2012 Olympics
Apparently, one doubles pair from Indonesia, two from South Korea and one from China all intentionally lost matches in order to face a weaker team in the following round. Thus, all the teams were disqualified.
