epa05496694 Ayaka Takahashi (R) and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan (L) celebrate their gold medal in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Women's Badminton Doubles at the Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 18 August 2016. EPA/ESTEBAN BIBA
RIO DE JANEIRO: Japanese shuttlers Misaki Matsutomo-Ayaka Takahashi left their Danish counterparts wishing they could turn back time after snatching gold from their grasp in a fiery women’s doubles final on Thursday.
The Japan duo sensationally came from behind to defeat a devastated Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl of Denmark 18-21, 21-9, 21-19 in a thrilling encounter at the Rio Olympics on Thursday.
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