Another Japan badminton player visited illegal casino

Another Japan badminton player visited illegal casino

Kinji Zeniya, secretary general of the Nippon Badminton Association, says in Tokyo on April 18, 2016 that another Japanese national team badminton player was found to have visited an illegal casino. Kento Motota, third in the latest world men's singles rankings, has been denied a spot on Japan's team for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after he received indefinite suspension from the association on April 10 for frequenting casinos, which are illegal in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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