One day after their stunning illegal gambling scandal came to light, Japan’s top badminton players Kento Momota and Kenichi Tago apologized for their behavior.
Speaking at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday afternoon, both Momota and Tago, who have admitted to illegal gambling, said that they were imprudent in their actions.
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