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Two-time world champion Kento Momota announces retirement from international badminton

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Two-time World Champion Kento Momota Announces Retirement From International Badminton

By IANS News April 18, 2024 • 12:14 PM View: 1348

Uber Cup Finals: Two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan announced his retirement from international badminton on Thursday, marking the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Chengdu, China as his final tournament on the international circuit.

Momota became the first Japanese man to win the world championship in 2018 in China and the following year he successfully defended his crown in Switzerland.

"I've realized I can no longer get back to the point where I'm aiming to be No. 1 in the world again," Momota said in a press conference in Tokyo as quoted by Japanese news agency Kyodo News.

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