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KENTO MOMOTA

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Aug 25, 2022
Kento Momota upset in second round at world championships
Momota lost to H.S. Prannoy for the first time in their nine meetings.
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Aug 23, 2022
Showboating Kento Momota thrills home fans at badminton worlds
More than two years after being badly injured in a car crash, the Japanese star looked to be back in top form during his win over Mexico's Lino Munoz.
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Aug 21, 2022
Uneasy Kento Momota eyes third badminton world title in Tokyo
Despite dismal form so far this year, the 27-year-old hopes that home support can help him upset the odds and claim a third title when the world championships begin on Monday.
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Oct 25, 2021
Japan collects three titles on final day of Denmark Open; No. 1 Kento Momota comes up short
No. 2 seed Akane Yamaguchi took the women's singles title when No. 5 seed An Se-young was forced to retire in the third game.
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OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021
Will Japan’s gold rush end with judo? Not likely.
Japan has won nine golds in judo so far, the most by a single nation at an Olympics. Japan set the previous mark of eight in 2004.
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Jul 25, 2021
What to watch on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics
The first swimming medals of these Games are set to be handed out Sunday morning, while skateboarding and Naomi Osaka make their long-anticipated debuts.
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OLYMPICS / Faces of Tokyo 2020
Jul 23, 2021
Japanese athletes who have overcome adversity to be at the Tokyo Games
The miraculous return of Rikako Ikee might grab headlines, but the country's swimming star isn't the only athlete who needed to battle tough times to qualify for the Games.
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Mar 4, 2021
Kento Momota still moving toward Olympic dream 10 years after 2011 earthquake
Reflecting on the event that struck the nation 10 years ago, the world's top-ranked men's singles player said he was in a state of confusion and despair on March 11.
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TENNIS
Feb 25, 2021
Naomi Osaka nominated for 2021 Laureus award
Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and Kento Momota, the top-ranked men's badminton player, were among the nominees for the 22nd annual Laureus World Sports Awards, the awards' organizers said Wednesday.
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Oct 19, 2020
Yuki Fukushima, Sayaka Hirota win all-Japanese final to claim title at Denmark Open
Fukushima and Hirota outlasted the back-to-back world champions to claim a 21-10, 16-21, 21-18 victory in 71 minutes.
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Feb 8, 2020
World No. 1 Kento Momota to be sidelined for three months after facial surgery
Kento Momota, badminton's top-ranked men's singles player, is expected to be out for another three months after having facial surgery on Saturday, his club NTT East announced.
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Jan 17, 2020
Badminton world No. 1 Kento Momota discharged from Tokyo hospital
Kento Momota, the world's top-ranked men's badminton player, was discharged from a Tokyo hospital on Friday, four days after he was injured in a car crash in Malaysia.
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Jan 15, 2020
Badminton world champion Kento Momota departs for Japan
Men's badminton world No. 1 Kento Momota returned to Japan on Wednesday after being injured in a car crash in Malaysia earlier this week.
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Jan 14, 2020
Kento Momota should be able to resume practice in one month, hospital director says
World No. 1 men's badminton player Kento Momota might be able to leave the hospital in Malaysia on Wednesday and should be able to return to practice in roughly a month, according to a representative of the medical institution where he is being treated for the injuries he sustained in a car crash earlier this week.
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Jan 12, 2020
Kento Momota opens Olympic year with Malaysia triumph
Kento Momota, the world's No. 1 men's badminton player, opened his year by winning the Malaysia Masters on Sunday.
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OLYMPICS
Dec 31, 2019
Forecasting Japan's top medal hopefuls for 2020 Games
Japan's Olympians intend to take the nation by storm with their best-ever results at the 2020 Tokyo Games this summer.
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Dec 10, 2019
World No. 1 Kento Momota named BWF Player of the Year
World No. 1 Kento Momota was named the Male Player of the Year by the Badminton World Federation on Monday at an awards ceremony recognizing 2019's top performers.
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Dec 1, 2019
Kento Momota wins second straight title at national championships
World No. 1 Kento Momota won his second straight badminton national championship after defeating Kenta Nishimoto in the men's singles final on Sunday.
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Aug 26, 2019
Kento Momota, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto become Japan's first repeat world badminton champs
Kento Momota, Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto became the first Japanese to repeat as badminton world champions on Sunday.
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Jul 28, 2019
Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi capture titles at badminton's Japan Open
World champion and world No. 1 Kento Momota defended his men's singles title with a straight-sets win, while Akane Yamaguchi beat Nozomi Okuhara in an all-Japanese women's singles final at the Japan Open on Sunday.

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