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Japan's Misaki Matsutomo (L) and Ayaka Takahashi face off against Jung Kyung Eun and Shin Seung Chan of South Korea in a Rio de Janeiro Olympics women's badminton semifinal match on Aug.
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Incheon, South Korea. 21st Sep, 2014. Ayaka Takahashi & Misaki Matsutomo (JPN) Badminton : Women's Team Semi-final at Gyeyang Gymnasium during the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea . ©
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Ayaka Takahashi, left, and Misaki Matsutomo of Japan compete against Hsieh Pei Chen and Wu Ti Jung of Chinese Taipei during their group match of the 2 Stock Photo - Alamy
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