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Akane Yamaguchi

(山口茜)

Akane Yamaguchi
山口茜
The latest news and top stories on Akane Yamaguchi, a Japanese badminton player. She is a two-time world champion, winning gold in women's singles at the 2021 and 2022 World Championships. She became World No. 1 in 2018 and has secured numerous BWF World Tour titles, including the All England Open. She joined the Japanese national team at 15.
Badminton World Federation (BWF)

Badminton bosses eye dramatic change to scoring system to make games quicker

World Badminton Federation considering cultural shift to sport, cutting points needed to win a game and putting focus on attack.

China’s Shi, Wang face French, South Korean foes in badminton’s year-end finale

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