Natsumi Tsunoda continued Japan's judo supremacy by defeating Mongolia's Baasankhuu Bavuudorj in the 48kg gold medal bout at the 2024 Paris Olympics. Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics on NBC and streaming ...

PARIS (AP) — Right after Hifumi Abe violently threw his final opponent to the tatami and secured his second Olympic judo gold medal, he stood up and looked directly at his sister crying in the stands ...

New Japan Pro-Wrestling announced that Japanese Judo Olympic gold medalist Aaron Wolf is the newest addition to their roster. On June 23rd, New Japan Pro-Wrestling held a sudden press conference to ...

PARIS, July 27 (Reuters) - Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda won the gold medal in the women's under 48 kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, while Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan won gold in the men's under ...

PARIS, July 30 (Reuters) - Japan's Takanori Nagase retained the Olympic under 81kg judo title he won in Tokyo three years ago before Andreja Leski triumphed in the women's under 63kg final to hand ...

PARIS — Teddy Riner earned the decisive victory as France defended its Olympic title in mixed team judo on Saturday night, beating Japan in the final for the second straight Games. After Riner secured ...

When did judo become an Olympic sport? The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, which means “the gentle way,” goes to Dr.

Tears flowed at the diving venue as Britain's Daley claimed a surprise first Olympic gold in the synchronised 10m platform ...

Few Olympic sports have such a wide spectrum of countries competing and medaling. There are no powerhouse nations in this Japanese martial art, which was introduced for male competition at the 1964 ...