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Badminton Asia on X: "Kento Momota from Japan 🇯🇵 celebrating his victory at the Thomas Cup Finals 2022 🔥🏸 📸: @badmintonphoto #Badminton #BadmintonAsia #ThomasUberCup2022 https://t.co/3tOGgJ0PHL" / X
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