Kento Momota, the world's No. 1 shuttler, has been discharged from the hospital in Malaysia on Wednesday, January 15, 2020. He left for his country Japan. He was wearing a dark-colored cap and his face was covered, where his driver died and he gets injured in a road accident two days ago.
According to media reports, he was hospitalized here for treatment. There have been many injuries on his face and body. Apart from him, an assistant coach, physiotherapist and badminton officials have also suffered minor injuries, and this accident is being seen as a major setback for Momota's preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.
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The general secretary of Japan Badminton Association, Kinji Genia, said that now Momota will try to return to the All England Championships starting on 11 March, where last year Momota won a record 11 titles.
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