Japanese Duo Matsutomo and Takahashi Claim Olympic Women’s Doubles Badminton Gold at Rio 2016

The Japanese badminton couple, formed by Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi, were crowned Olympic women’s doubles champions this Thursday at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games.

The Asians came back from a first set down against the Danes Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl and ended up winning 18-21, 21-9 and 21-19.

Before, the South Koreans Jung Kyung-Eun and Shin Seung-Chan defeated the Chinese Tang Yuanting and Yu Yang to take the bronze.

2024-06-02 05:02:52
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