{"id":14098,"date":"2012-09-20T05:09:24","date_gmt":"2012-09-20T05:09:24","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2012-09-20T05:09:24","modified_gmt":"2012-09-20T05:09:24","slug":"Table-tennis-Japan-player-pulled-from-China-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=14098","title":{"rendered":"Table tennis-Japan player pulled from China event"},"content":{"rendered":"

Japan’s Olympic silver medallist Kasumi Ishikawa has been pulled out of a World Cup table tennis event because Chinese organisers could not guarantee her safety, becoming the latest sporting victim of a political crisis over disputed islands.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The decision was made two days before the start of the tournament in Huangshi<\/strong>, Kyodo news agency reported.<\/p>\n

The 19-year-old Ishikawa, who won her medal in the women’s team event in London in August and was fourth in the singles, had been training in Beijing.<\/p>\n

Japan Table Tennis Association general secretary Masahiro Maehara said they had been forced to withdraw her after hearing from their Chinese counterparts that her safety could not be guaranteed.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is that about?<\/strong><\/p>\n

China and Japan have a long-standing dispute over an uninhabited group of islands in the East China Sea – known as the Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China.<\/p>\n

The row escalated on Tuesday after two Japanese activists landed on one of the islands with Beijing describing the move as provocative.<\/strong> China lodged a complaint with Tokyo and said it reserved the right to take further action.<\/p>\n

Also on Tuesday, China withdrew their badminton team from an event in Japan but refused to give a reason. One report said the cancellation was because the team were tired after competing in the Olympics, the Badminton Super League and the Masters Super Series.<\/p>\n

via reuters.com<\/em>
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