<p>It's an irresistible prospect for budding badminton players -- a chance to be coached by Japanese world number one Kento Momota, who has triggered thousands of responses by offering his services.</p>.<p>"Would anyone like to play badminton with me?" Momota wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"I also want to teach people badminton. I want people to know how fun this is," added the badminton star, who was injured in a car crash in February in Malaysia.</p>.<p>Momota, a top gold medal hope for Japan at the now-postponed Tokyo Olympics, spent months recuperating after the crash, which killed the driver of his vehicle and left him with eye injuries.</p>.<p>His coaching offer -- for just two lucky students -- attracted a flood of applicants, ranging from parents applying for their children to fellow sports stars.</p>.<p>Olympic swimmer Daiya Seto, who won a bronze in the Rio Games for individual medley, tweeted: "Wanna do this!"</p>.<p>But Momota replied: "I don't want you because you might be too good at it!"</p>.<p>Former Japan international footballer Hiroshi Kiyotake also put up his hand, prompting Momota to offer a trade: "Let's do this in private. Teach me how to juggle a football."</p>.<p>And even Momota's national badminton teammate Kanta Tsuneyama weighed in asking for a shot.</p>.<p>Details are not yet decided, but Momota said he would wait until September before deciding which students to take.</p>.<p>The badminton star said in June he had fully recovered from the injuries he sustained in the crash, and was back on track for the Olympics.</p>.<p>Tokyo 2020 had been scheduled to open in July, but was postponed for a year over the coronavirus and is not set to begin on July 23, 2021.</p>
<p>It's an irresistible prospect for budding badminton players -- a chance to be coached by Japanese world number one Kento Momota, who has triggered thousands of responses by offering his services.</p>.<p>"Would anyone like to play badminton with me?" Momota wrote on his Twitter account on Tuesday.</p>.<p>"I also want to teach people badminton. I want people to know how fun this is," added the badminton star, who was injured in a car crash in February in Malaysia.</p>.<p>Momota, a top gold medal hope for Japan at the now-postponed Tokyo Olympics, spent months recuperating after the crash, which killed the driver of his vehicle and left him with eye injuries.</p>.<p>His coaching offer -- for just two lucky students -- attracted a flood of applicants, ranging from parents applying for their children to fellow sports stars.</p>.<p>Olympic swimmer Daiya Seto, who won a bronze in the Rio Games for individual medley, tweeted: "Wanna do this!"</p>.<p>But Momota replied: "I don't want you because you might be too good at it!"</p>.<p>Former Japan international footballer Hiroshi Kiyotake also put up his hand, prompting Momota to offer a trade: "Let's do this in private. Teach me how to juggle a football."</p>.<p>And even Momota's national badminton teammate Kanta Tsuneyama weighed in asking for a shot.</p>.<p>Details are not yet decided, but Momota said he would wait until September before deciding which students to take.</p>.<p>The badminton star said in June he had fully recovered from the injuries he sustained in the crash, and was back on track for the Olympics.</p>.<p>Tokyo 2020 had been scheduled to open in July, but was postponed for a year over the coronavirus and is not set to begin on July 23, 2021.</p>