May 02 (telanganatoday.com) - Japanese table tennis star Kasumi Ishikawa, who won three women’s team medals at three consecutive Olympic Games, announced her retirement on Monday.
The 30-year-old Ishikawa made the announcement in Japanese on Instagram and in Chinese on Weibo.
She said she had decided to call it quits after the WTT Macau in April when she lost to China’s Chen Meng in the women’s singles round of 16. ...continue reading
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