DOHA – Japan secured its first medal of the Asian Games on Saturday in the women’s team badminton competition.
Japan beat Taiwan 4-1 to make it two wins out of two in Pool Y to reach the semifinals and is guaranteed a medal as there is no playoff match for third place.
DOHA (Kyodo) All eight Japanese swimmers comfortably advanced to the finals on the opening day of the Asian Games swimming competition Saturday, with three of them clocking the fastest time in their events.