Led by the gold medal-winning feat of the world¡¯s No. 1-ranked female doubles pair, Ayaka Takahashi and Misaki Matsutomo, the Japan badminton squad achieved real success in last month¡¯s Rio de Janeiro Olympics, and it¡¯s helped boost the popularity of the sport here.
Overall, Japan¡¯s men and women captured two medals and had three fifth-place finishes in Brazil.
The players who competed in the Olympics are certainly delighted about the results.
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