1 Keldiyorova defeated Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi, who had been crowned in the 48kg category at the Tokyo Olympics, to earn Uzbekistan's first-ever Olympic gold in judo. "I prepared for the ...

Riner is also tied with Japan's Tadahiro Nomura for most judo gold medals with three. When did judo become an official Olympic sport? Judo was first contested at the Olympics in 1964 when the Games ...

a silver medalist in the women’s 52-kilogram category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a member of the French team that will compete in the Paris Olympics, said, “In France, we say judo is a ...

Japan's vaunted judo team won nine gold medals and 12 total medals in this Japanese-born sport three years ago at its home Olympics. The team is so good that winning two gold medals from four ...

During the Olympics, judo events will be contested at Champ de Mars Arena, a temporary venue built for the Olympics and Paralympics. The arena has a timber structure and curves to reflect the Grand ...

Japanese judo sensation Ryuju Nagayama was visibly incensed after his quarter-final defeat in the men's under 60kg category ...

Men’s Para judo was first included in the Seoul 1988 Paralympics with women’s Para judo following at Athens 2004. The sport is governed by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).

Karate: Iran vs France at 2018 Youth Olympic Games; Judo: Ukraine vs Belarus at European Youth Olympic Festival 2013; Taekwondo: France vs Turkey at Youth Olympic Games 2010 (Amilcar Orfait ...

PARIS (Reuters) - Hifumi Abe of Japan won the gold medal in the men's under 66kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. Willian Lima of Brazil took the silver, while Gusman Kyrgyzbayev of ...

(Reuters) - Georgia's Lasha Bekauri won the gold medal men's under 100kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday. Japan's Sanshiro Murao took the silver, while Theodoros Tselidis of Greece and ...

I felt so strong during the Judo match in Marrakech 2019, and I was so confident that I would easily win. Then—suddenly—I realized I could hardly breathe. It felt like I was breathing through a straw ...

Simone Biles’ decision to withdraw from the team and individual all-around competitions at the Tokyo Olympics has opened eyes to the pressures behind the gold. “It’s been a long week ...