TOKYO (Reuters) - A team mate of Japanese badminton Olympic medal hope Kento Momota on Friday confessed to taking the world number two-ranked player to an illegal casino and tearfully begged officials to allow the star to compete at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Momota, 21, in December became the first Japanese player to win the Badminton World Federation Super Series Masters Final and also gave Japan its first men's singles world championship medal by claiming bronze in Jakarta last August.
