TOKYO: World No.1 Kento Momota tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, prompting the withdrawal of all Japan’s players from this month’s tournaments in Thailand, the Nippon Badminton Association said.
“Momota has tested positive for the coronavirus, and the association has decided not to send any players, including Momota, to Thailand,” an association official told AFP.
Momota was looking to make his international comeback in Bangkok after almost a year out following a car crash that left him with serious injuries.
National broadcaster NHK said Momota tested positive at Narita airport ahead of the Japan team’s departure for Thailand. An association official confirmed that none of the other 22 Japan players tested…
