Badminton-Japanese shuttlers bid to challenge China's dominance
3 Min Read CHICAGO (Reuters) - For the first time in the history of Olympic badminton, Japan is heading into the Games in a position to challenge China’s longstanding dominance in the sport which was threatened at the last Games in Rio de Janeiro. FILE PHOTO: 2019 Badminton World Championships - St. Jakobshalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland - August 25, 2019 Japan's Kento Momota celebrates winning his men's singles final against Denmark's Anders Antonsen. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File Photo Led by men’s world no. 1 Kento Momota, Japan has nearly twice as many top-five players as China acros...