The 27-year-old Momota had pulled out of his group A opening match against India’s Lakshya Sen at the World Tour Finals in Bali, Indonesia after sustaining the back injury during training New Delhi: Two-time defending champion Kento Momota of Japan on Wednesday withdrew from the BWF World Championships beginning on Sunday after failing to recover from a back injury. “BWF …
Two-time world champion Kento Momota won his first BWF title since a road accident last year after the Japanese beat Denmark's Anders Antonsen in the final of the Indonesia Masters on Sunday. Two-time world champion Kento Momota won his first BWF title since a road accident last year) Momota was ruled out of competition for some time as he fractured …
Japan's badminton world number one Kento Momota lost in the first round at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday. Unseeded South Korean Heo Kwang-hee beat Kento Momota 21-15, 21-19, ending the favourite's bid for the gold medal after just two games. Momota's early exit follows similar upsets for high-profile Japanese athletes, including tennis player Osaka and gymnast Kohei Uchimura. Badminton's comeback …
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