Japan, the birthplace of judo, dominates the all-time Olympic medal table. Japan's 48 gold medals and 96 medals overall are far and away the most of any country. France (16 gold medals, 57 total ...

Taiwan’s top judo competitor, Yang Yung-wei (楊勇緯), participated in his first tournament since the Paris Olympics, fighting ...

Pedro noted how Hatton was “pursuing his dream of becoming a member of the 2020 Olympic Team” before his “untimely” death. “Along with being a top US Judo athlete, Jack was kind-hearted ...

"2025 will be my final judo year. After many years in competitive ... women's 78 kilograms and mixed team events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Her achievements also include two gold medals at ...

Here’s what you need to know about judo at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, ...

(Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- After mustering only two medals at the Paris Olympics, the Japanese women's judo team faces a difficult road as it seeks to reassert its dominance at the world ...

Japan has won nine gold medals, two silvers and one bronze in the judo in Tokyo - a record haul since it became an Olympic event for men in 1964 and for women in 1992. The new teams event meant a ...

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 ...

Fast-forward almost eight years and the two made their father's dream come true, with both making the talented Japanese judo Olympic squad. But they exceeded expectations on July 25 with the ...