Japanese badminton star Kento Momota says he aims to win gold at the Tokyo Olympic Games. He held his first news conference following a car accident in Malaysia.

Momota suffered extensive bruising all over his body when a car carrying him and others rear-ended a truck while heading to Kuala Lumpur's international airport in January.

Japanese badminton star Kento Momota has been given the all clear in a health checkup after being involved in a car accident in Malaysia.

Momota's club, NTT East, said on Friday that medical exams concluded that he did not have broken bones or internal organ damage.

Japanese badminton star Kento Momota has returned home two days after suffering injuries in a car crash in Malaysia.

The world's number one player in men's singles was injured early on Monday when a vehicle he was riding crashed into a truck on a highway en route to the airport. The accident occurred hours after Momota clinched the Malaysia Masters title.

Malaysia's health minister says Japanese badminton star Kento Momota and 3 others are recovering from the injuries they suffered in a car crash in suburban Kuala Lumpur.

Dzulkefly Ahmad met reporters after he visited a hospital where the four people are being treated. Ahmad said their conditions are stable and he expects they will be discharged soon.