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.
¡°It¡¯s extremely regretful that I¡¯ve caused such an issue,¡± said 21-year-old Momota, who rose to a career-high No. 2 in the world rankings on Thursday and was thought to be a medal hopeful in the upcoming Rio de Janeiro Olympics. ¡°I¡¯ve betrayed all the people, including those who raised me, people in Fukushima Prefecture, and my supporters¡¯ association.¡±
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