Akira Koga

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Akira Koga (古賀 輝, Koga Akira; born 8 March 1994) is a Japanese badminton player who competes in doubles. He plays for the JTEKT badminton team and is a member of the Japanese national team. He was a member of the Japanese junior team that won a gold medal at the 2012 Asian Junior Championships and a silver medal at the 2012 World Junior Championships. In his senior career, Koga has primarily competed in men’s doubles with his partner Taichi Saito. He won a silver medal with the Japanese team at the 2021 Sudirman Cup, and has won multiple bronze medals at the Thomas Cup and the Asian Games.

Koga began playing badminton during elementary school in his hometown of Fukuoka, influenced by his parents; his father coached a junior team, and his mother had played at the university level. He later attended Saitama Sakae Junior and Senior High Schools. During his junior career, he won
several national titles, including the doubles title at the 2008 All Japan Junior High School Championships and the 2010 JOC Junior Olympic Cup. In 2011, he won the singles title at the National High School Championships (Inter-High), defeating Kento Momota in the final.
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