Badminton - Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships - Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham - 11/3/16 Japan's Kento Momota during the quarter finals of the men's singles Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese badminton trailblazer Kento Momota is set to miss the Rio de Janeiro Olympics later this year after admitting to gambling at an illegal casino, local media reported on Thursday.
The 21-year-old world number four, 65th ranked Kenichi Tago and other team mates from their domestic Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corp sides said they wagered at the Tokyo casino, which had since closed after police raids, Kyodo News reported.
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