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Kento Momota still moving toward Olympic dream 10 years after 2011 earthquake Sorry, but your browser needs Javascript to use this site. If you re not sure how to activate it, please refer to this site: https://www.enable-javascript.com/ Kento Momota hits a shot against Wong Wing Ki Vincent during their match in Odense, Denmark, on Oct. 15, 2019. | REUTERS KYODO Mar 4, 2021 For Tokyo Olympic gold medal favorite Kento Momota, it is perhaps fitting that a badminton career filled with so many ups and downs is so closely tied to disaster in his case the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that occurred in northeastern Japan. Reflecting on the event that struck the nation 10 years ago, the world’s top-ranked men’s singles player said he was in a state of confusion and despair on March 11, when he saw the shocking television images of the tsunami destroying towns and villages.

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