Asian Games: Japan no match for Asia's sepak takraw best

Japanese sepak takraw players said Tuesday it has become very apparent at the Asian Games that there is a massive talent deficit between them and the world's best.Japan finished the women's team regu event at the games in Indonesia winless in its four-match round-robin campaign, a 3-0 loss to Myanmar on Tuesday the final humiliation."Other Asian teams seem close, but they are still so far away," said Sawa Aoki, a veteran who is playing in her fifth Asian Games.""The teams we played against had space for us to attack but maybe the difference is that we lack the fundamentals."Aoki emphasized …READ FULL ARTICLE