Japanese Table Tennis Player Koki Niwa Suspended for Online Gambling

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According to Odaily, the Japan Table Tennis Association has announced a six-month suspension for Koki Niwa, a silver medalist in the men's team event at the Rio Olympics and a bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics, due to online gambling activities. Niwa reportedly placed bets on sports events using virtual currency on a gambling website, with the amounts involved reaching several tens of millions of yen. The Japanese police uncovered Niwa's involvement while investigating a company linked to the gambling website.$BNB