japan' ayaka takahashi and missssaki matsuitomo won. they lost the first game to the danes but wowon the second with teamwork. in the third they led 19-16 but the japanese took five consecutive points to turn things around. back home family and friends cheered their champions. >> translator: i was so nervous the whole time. all i can say is that i'm so happy for them. >> translator: i want to give her a big hug, but i think my daughter would be too embarrassed. >> the gold means new heights for japanese badminton. the danes took silver and great britain settled for bronze. and in women's badminton singles, okuhara was to play on friday but will win by default. china's player has dropped out from a leg injury. in other competitions, kawai faced belarus in the 63 kilogram final. kawai won 6-0. it's the fourth consecutive gold medal in this category for japan. it was toughgher for the team captain in the 53 kilogram final. her goal was to win a fourth consecutive gold medal. she faced the u.s. yoshida was leading by one point but it turned