Asian Games: Japan wins 1st women's team badminton gold since 1970

The Japanese women's badminton team won gold at the Asian Games for the first time since 1970 on Wednesday, despite its top player's slump, beating China 3-1 in the final and preventing it from claiming its sixth consecutive win in this event.Singles world No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi's horror tournament continued into the final, the 21-year-old again dropping the first rubber of the tie as she did in the semifinals and quarterfinals.This time it was China's Chen Yufei that proved too tough, beating Yamaguchi 21-15, 21-12, in 38 minutes at GBK Istora arena in Jakarta.With Japan in a one-match hole…READ FULL ARTICLE