Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese team is under a world of pressure. Fortunately for the host nation, this powerhouse group of athletes is eager to rise to the momentousness ...

PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) - Double Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner believes that staging the Tokyo Games in 2021 will put all athletes on an equal footing after the sports extravaganza was postponed ...

Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) Secretary General, Noriyuki Ichihara, left, speaks as Executive Board Member Tsuyoshi Fukui, listens during a press conference in Tokyo, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013. Ichihara, ...

Saeid Mollaei, a former Iranian judoka now representing Mongolia, took home the silver medal in the men’s 81-kilogram division, losing the gold to Takanori Nagase of Japan. It was the first Olympic ...

* Men and women compete in seven weight categories, ranging from under 60kg to over 100kg for men, and under 48kg to over 78kg for women. * Judo, meaning "gentle way", involves throwing or taking down ...

Judo is always a must-watch event at the Olympics, but this was particularly true in Tokyo. Japan is the sport's birthplace, and numerous Japanese judokas had the chance to win Olympic gold on their ...

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has reportedly decided that the Tokyo Grand Slam will not take place in December amid concerns over coronavirus. According to Kyodo News, the IJF President ...

Judo is always a must-watch event at the Olympics, but this was particularly true in Tokyo. Japan is the sport's birthplace, and numerous Japanese judokas had the chance to win Olympic gold on their ...

This week, the world of judo has been mourning the passing of Matsushita Saburo, a director of the famous Kodokan Judo Institute in Tokyo. As an instructor overseas in the 1960s, Saburo played his ...

(Reuters) - The 2020 Tokyo Olympics includes 33 sports including Judo, which originated in host country Japan. Here are some key facts about judo at the Olympics. Introduced: Judo debuted at the 1964 ...

The head coach of the women%27s Olympic team had used violence against athletes at a training camp The news may threaten the strength of Tokyo%27s 2020 Olympics bid The sports minister has described ...