Japan's Women's Badminton Team Reaches Asian Games Semi-Final
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Japan's women's badminton team won an important match. They played against India. Japan won 3-1.
This win means Japan goes to the semi-final. The semi-final is a big match near the end of a tournament.
Japan will also get a medal. This is the fourth tournament in a row with a medal for Japan. This makes the team very happy.
Player Akane Yamaguchi played well in her singles match. Singles means one player plays alone, not with a team.
Another player, Nozomi Okuhara, will play against South Korea next. She said the team must fight together with all their strength.
This tournament is the Asian Games. It happens in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan. Many countries send teams to play different sports.
Vocabulary6 words
- badminton
- a sport where you hit a small object over a net
- semi-final
- a match near the end; the winner goes to the final
- tournament
- a big sports event with many matches
- medal
- a prize you win for being very good in sports
- singles
- a match with one player on each side
- Asian Games
- a big sports event for countries in Asia
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1. India 2. 3-1 3. Four
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Japan's women's badminton team won an important _____. They played against _____. Japan won _____.
This win means Japan goes to the _____. The semi-final is a big match near the end of a tournament.
Japan will also get a _____. This is the fourth tournament in a row with a medal for Japan. This makes the team very happy.
Player Akane Yamaguchi played well in her _____ match. Singles means one player plays alone, not with a team.
Another player, Nozomi Okuhara, will play against _____ next. She said the team must fight together with all their _____.
This tournament is the _____ Games. It happens in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan.
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