What is the reason for giving up competing? "The more I win, the more I hate judo," said Ono. "When I came from Japan last ...

Two-time Olympic bronze medallist Anna-Maria Wagner will retire from professional judo at the end of the year, the German ...

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 ...

At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the first time judo was included in the competition, Japan won four medals, including three golds, while France won none. France won its first medals in judo—three ...

Read the following text, and answer questions 1-9 below: [1] Japan is the home of judo but a brutal win-at-all-costs mentality, corporal punishment and pressure to lose weight are driving large ...

The Japanese judokas won all seven gold medals on the first day of the Tokyo Grand Slam, which will conclude the 2024 World Judo Tour. View on euronews ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Judo - Women's 52kg - Medal Ceremony - Nippon Budokan - Tokyo, Japan - July 25, 2021. Gold medallist Uta Abe of Japan celebrates REUTERS/Hannah Mckay Japan’s superstar ...

Machi Fukuda (福田万智) showcased her skill set at RIZIN 50, defeating South Korea’s Seo Young Park (박서영) via second-round TKO ...

OTP Group Tashkent Grand Slam kicked off with an unforgettable showcase. Japanese women secured multiple golds, while Ayub Bliev and Ramazan Abdulaev delivered stunning performances.

MOSCOW, December 13 /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin said he is looking forward to his Japanese trip because of his great interest in that country and judo, which he described as his ...

Chizuru Arai is the latest Japanese judoka to claim a medal at the Tokyo Olympics ... Naohisa Takato, Hifumi Abe, Shohei Ono, and Takanori Nagase had claimed judo gold on the men's side, while Uta Abe ...

They give me energy so I can perform properly throughout the day,” said Mkheidze, 28, after France defeated Japan in the Olympic mixed team judo final on Aug. 3. Mkheidze took home the silver ...