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The 21-year-old world number two, fellow shuttler Kenichi
Tago and other team mates from their domestic Nippon Telegraph
and Telephone East Corp side admitted to wagering at the Tokyo
casino, which had since closed after police raids.
Tago, the world number 63, was also given an indefinite
suspension by the Nippon Badminton Association and fired by his
club on Monday. Momota received a 30-day suspension from his
club, Kyodo said.
The director and manager of the team will lose their jobs and
the men's team will not compete in the next six months, it
added.
Momota became the first Japanese to win the Badminton World
Federation Super Series Masters Final in December and also
landed the Asian nation a first men's singles world championship
medal when he claimed bronze in Jakarta last August.
A tearful Tago begged officials on Friday to allow Momota
compete at Rio, confessing to taking his team mate to the
casino.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; editing by Patrick
Johnston)
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