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Japan's Mayu Matsumoto and Wakana Nagahara (right) won their first women's doubles world title. (photo: AFP) - BadmintonPlanet.com
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Wakana Nagahara, Mayu Matsumoto secure women's doubles bronze at Badminton World Championships | The Japan Times
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Mayu Matsumoto, Wakana Nagahara eliminate Misaki Matsutomo, Ayaka Takahashi in third round at world championships | The Japan Times
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Tokyo, Japan. 28th July, 2019. Wakana Nagahara (JPN) Badminton : Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2019 Women's doubles
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Mayu Matsumoto/Wakana Nagahara of Japan during the BWF World Badminton Championships 2019, Women's Doubles Final at the St. Jakobshalle in Basel, Switzerland, on August 25, 2019. Credit: Enrico Calderoni/AFLO SPORT/Alamy Live News
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