Indonesia's Greysia Polii, expelled from the 2012 Olympics in London for match-fixing, has been voted as the new chair of the BWF Athletes' Commission ©Getty Images

An Indonesian thrown out of the 2012 Olympic Games in London and suspended for match-fixing has been elected as the new chair of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) Athletes’ Commission, it has been announced.

Greysia Polii will now join the BWF’s ruling Council as a full voting member until 2025.

Polii and her women's doubles partner at the time, Meiliana Jauhari, were disqualified at London 2012 for intentionally playing poorly in pool matches to secure an easier quarter-final draw.

The Indonesian Badminton Association banned the pair from competing in international tournaments but lifted the suspension two months later.

A year later, Polii was elected to the BWF Athletes’ Commission with the highest number of female votes.

She claimed her motivation for standing was because she believed she was treated unfairly at London 2012.

Greysia Polii was among several players disqualified from the 2012 Olympic Games in London after it was ruled they were trying to lose matches to get easier draws in the next round ©Getty Images
Greysia Polii was among several players disqualified from the 2012 Olympic Games in London after it was ruled they were trying to lose matches to get easier draws in the next round ©Getty Images

Polii completed her first four-year term on the BWF Athletes' Commission in 2017 but returned for a second spell last year.

She was chosen as the new chair following a vote between the six members, which also elected Dutch player Robin Tabeling as the deputy chair.

The other members of the Athletes' Commission are the United States' Iris Wang, South Korea's Kim So-yeong, India's PV Sindhu and China's Zheng Siwei.

Polii replaces Dutchman Marc Zwiebler. 

The 34-year-old Polii underwent a vetting process conducted by the BWF Vetting Panel as required for all Council members, the world governing body revealed.

"I would like to assist my fellow players achieve their dreams and help out with their requests around competing on the international circuit," Polii said following her election.

Polii and Jauhari were one of several pairs expelled from London 2012.

Greysia Polii, left, became the oldest female Olympic badminton gold medallist in history when she and partner Apriyani Rahayu became the first unseeded pair to win the women's doubles title at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images
Greysia Polii, left, became the oldest female Olympic badminton gold medallist in history when she and partner Apriyani Rahayu became the first unseeded pair to win the women's doubles title at Tokyo 2020 ©Getty Images

South Korea’s Jung Kyung-eun and Kim Ha-na and Ha Jung-eun and Kim Min-jung, along with China’s Wang Xiaoli and Yu Yang were disqualified from the Games for "not using one's best efforts to win a match" and "conducting oneself in a manner that is clearly abusive or detrimental to the sport".

Polii returned to the Olympics at Rio 2016 with a new partner, Nitya Krishinda Maheswari, reaching the quarter-finals.

At the re-arranged Olympics in Tokyo last year, Polii made history with her latest partner Apriyani Rahayu, when they became the first unseeded pair to win the gold medal in women’s doubles.

They defeated China’s 2017 world champions Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan in straight games, 21–19, 21–15

At 33 years and 356 days, Polii was the oldest female badminton player to win a gold medal at the Olympics.