Olympics-Badminton-Momota fans mourn historic upset; Koreans cry with joy


Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Badminton - Men's Singles - Group Stage - MFS - Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo, Japan – July 28, 2021. Heo Kwang-Hee of South Korea in action during the match against Kento Momota of Japan. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Yoo Hyo-jeo, a South Korean marketing specialist based in Tokyo, wept with joy when she watched her countryman Heo Kwang-hee knock the world's number one men's singles player out of the Olympics.

Heo, ranked 38, smashed his way to a stunning 21-15 21-19 victory against Japanese badminton hero Kento Momota on Wednesday.

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