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Simone Biles - Olympics.com

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Armand

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Yuta WATANABE

Yuta

An Olympic gold medal and a wedding ring on the same day. Life doesn’t get much better.
People’s Republic of China’s Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong took home badminton’s first gold medal of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games on Friday (2 August), in the mixed doubles over Seo Seungjae and

Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

PARIS, FRANCE - AUGUST 02: Gold medalist Si Wei Zheng of Team Peopleâ€™s Republic of China proposes to Doubles Partner Ya Qiong Huang after the Badminton Mixed Doubles medal ceremony following the Mixed Doubles Badminton matches on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Porte de La Chapelle Arena on August 02, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

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Zheng Siwei, Huang Yaqiong strike mixed doubles gold - and a ring

All's well that ends well.
Hosts Japan swept the singles finals of the 2022 Japan Open badminton tourmanent in Osaka on Sunday (4 September) with 28-year-old Nishimoto Kenta capturing his first career title in the men's and world champion Yamaguchi Akane winning for the second successive week in the women's.

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 28: Akane Yamaguchi of Japan celebrates the victory with her coach in the Women's Single Final match against Chen Yu Fei of China on day seven of the BWF World Championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on August 28, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

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Hosts cap Japan Open 2022 with singles title sweep thanks to Yamaguchi Akane, Nishimoto Kenta

The world champion got the better of the Olympic champion once again.
Yamaguchi Akane beat Chen Yu Fei for the second successive week on Saturday (3 September), advancing to the 2022 Japan Open badminton women's singles final.
Yamaguchi, who defeated Chen in the final of last week's BWFworld championships in

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 28: Akane Yamaguchi of Japan competes in the Women's Single Final match against Chen Yu Fei of China on day seven of the BWF World Championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on August 28, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

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Yamaguchi Akane outlasts Chen Yu Fei again for Japan Open 2022 final berth

It's Round 2 of Yamaguchi Akane vs Chen Yu Fei.
Japan's two-time reigning world champion beat Pornpawee Chochuwong in the 2022 Japan Open quarter-finals in Osaka on Friday (2 September) to set up a rematch of the women's singles final from last week's BWF world championships.
Yamaguchi won 21-18, 21-18

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Yamaguchi Akane sets up women's world championships final rematch vs Chen Yu Fei at 2022 Japan Open

Loh Kean Yew failed to see off Prannoy H.S. as the 2021 men's badminton world champion went out in the second round of the 2022 Japan Open on Thursday (1 September).
Loh had game point in the first set and was up by as much as 14-7 in the second

Badminton | DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open | Osaka

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - AUGUST 01: Kean Yew Loh of Team Singapore looks on during the Mixed Team Event Semi-Final Men's Singles match between Kean Yew Loh of Team Singapore and Lakshya Sen of Team India on day four of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games at NEC Arena on August 01, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)

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"Drained" Loh Kean Yew bows out of 2022 Japan Open in second round - reaction to another shock result

The second day of badminton's 2022 Japan Open was nothing short of wild.
Several of the top seeds at the tournament in Osaka fell at the first hurdle on Wednesday (31 August), including Momota Kento and Lee Zii Jia in men's singles.
Other casualties were Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 24: Kento Momota of Japan competes in the Men's Singles Second Round match against Prannoy H. S. of India on day three of the BWF World Championships at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on August 24, 2022 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Toru Hanai/Getty Images)

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Momota Kento, Lee Zii Jia crash out in first round of 2022 Japan Open badminton event

Viktor Axelsen tops the men's singles seeding following the draw for badminton's BWF World Championships 2022 which runs form 22 to 28 August in Tokyo, Japan.
The draw on Wednesday (10 August) saw the Danish world number one pitted against Malaysia's Daren Liew, who is ranked 29th in the world.

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - JULY 03: Viktor Axelsen of Denmark competes in the Menâ€™s Singles Finals match against Kento Momota of Japan on day six of the Petronas Malaysia Open at Axiata Arena on July 03, 2022 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Annice Lyn/Getty Images)

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Top seed Viktor Axelsen drawn to face Liew in 2022 opener as all reigning champions head to Japan to defend their World Championship crowns

Asia's best badminton players will converge on the Filipino capital of Manila for the Asia Championships 2022 from 26 April to 1 May.
The premier event in the region makes its return after a two-year hiatus due to the global pandemic and will see Japan's Momota Kento bid for his

CHOFU, JAPAN - JULY 28: Kento Momota of Team Japan competes against Heo Kwanghee of Team South Korea during a Menâ€™s Singles Group A match on day five of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza on July 28, 2021 in Chofu, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

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Badminton Asia Championships 2022: Preview, schedule, stars to watch

Viktor Axelsen has secured badminton's final Super 1000 title of the season by winning the Indonesia Open 2021 in Bali.
The Dane - who clinched gold at Tokyo 2020 \- was pushed hard by Singapore's Loh Kean Yew, who extended the match to three games, but in the end Axelsen

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Viktor Axelsen pushes the distance to clinch Indonesia Open 2021

Viktor Axelsen booked his spot in the final of badminton's Indonesia Open 2021 courtesy of a straight games win on Saturday (27 November).
The Tokyo 2020 gold medallist defeated Jonatan Christie, who was playing on home soil in Bali, 21-19, 21-15.
It's the second time in two encounters this year

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Viktor Axelsen beats home hero Jonatan Christie to make Indonesia Open 2021 final

Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

The Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match between Watanabe and Higashino, from Japan, and Seo and Chae, from the Republic of Korea, took place on 02/08/2024 at La Chapelle Arena. The Japanese pair took the Bronze. FInal Score JPN 2:0 KOR.

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Mixed-BDM-Bronze

Watanabe/Higashino (JPN) v Seo/Chae (KOR) - Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match | Badminton | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Mixed Doubles Badminton Finals took place on 02/08/2024 at la Chappelle Arena, Paris. Zheng/Huang (CHN) claimed the Goild with a 2:0 victory over Kim/Jeong (KOR), Watanabe/Higashino (JPN) took Bronze with a win against  Seo/Chae (KOR)

Highlights

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Mixed Doubles Finals | Badminton | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Group Phase match between Japan  and Brazil took place on Pierre Mauroy Stadium 02/08/24. Brazil won over Japan 84:102.

Basketball

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Men's Group Phase JPN-BRA | Basketball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The second Mixed Doubles Semifinal took place on 01/08/2024 at La Chapelle Arena. Zheng/Huang (CHN) made it to final by winning against Watanabe/Higashino (JPN), with a score of 2:0.

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Zheng/Huang (CHN) v Watanabe/Higashino (JPN) - Mixed Doubles Semifinal | Badminton | Olympic Games Paris 2024

Highlights from the Mixed Doubles Badminton Quarter Finals, which took place on the 01/08/2024 at Arena Porte de La Chapelle, Paris.

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Mixed Doubles Quarterfinals | Badminton | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This match between Watanabe/Higashino (JPN) v Puavaranuk/Taerattana (THA), took place at Aréna Porte de La Chapelle, Paris, on 31/07/2024. Final score JPN 2:0 THA

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Watanabe/Higashino (JPN) v Puavaranuk/Taerattana (THA) - Mixed Doubles Quarterfinal | Badminton | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Men's Group Phase match between Japan v France, took place at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, on 30/07/24. Final score FRA 94:90 JPN

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Men's Group Phase JPN-FRA | Basketball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Group B Match between Germany and Japan took place on 27/07/2024 at 13:30 at Pierre Mouroy Stadium. Final Score GER 97:77 JPN.

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GER v JPN - Men´s Group B | Basketball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Group Phase Match between Germany - Japan took play at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, France, on the 27/07/2024. Final Score GER 97:77 JPN.

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Men's Group Phase GER-JPN | Basketball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Group Phase Match between Australia - Spain took play at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, France, on the 27/07/2024. Final Score AUS 92:80 ESP.

The Men's Group Phase Match between Germany - Japan took play at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, France, on the 27/07/2024. Final Score GER 97:77 JPN.

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Men's Group Phase AUS-ESP & GER-JPN | Basketball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This event took place on 30/07/2021 at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza, Tokyo. It includes Women's Singles Quarterfinals and the Mixed Doubles Bronze Medal Match, in which WATANABE Yuta and HIGASHINO Arisa (JPN) beat TANG Chun Man & TSE Ying Suet (HKG) to take the Bronze medal.

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