Japan women's badminton team wins gold at Asian Games

Japanese doubles pair Yuki Fukushima, right, and Sayaka Hirota play against China in the second match of the final in the women's badminton team event at the Asian Games on Wednesday in Jakarta. (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

JAKARTA -- The Japan women's badminton team defeated China 3-1 to win the gold medal on Wednesday at the Asian Games in Jakarta.

After Japan's Akane Yamaguchi lost to Chen Yufei 0-2 in the opening match, doubles pair Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota responded with a 2-0 win over Chen Qingchen and Jia Yifan. In the third match Nozomi Okuhara defeated He Bingjiao 2-1, before doubles pair Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi beat Huang Dongping and Zheng Yu 2-0 to clinch the gold medal.

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