The Olympic 100 kg judo competition was marked by a bizarre incident in which a Georgian competitor was disqualified after unsportsmanlike behavior towards Frenchman and favorite Teddy Riner. Riner’s ...

PARIS (AP) — The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. One fan dressed in a white martial arts uniform waved a French flag back and forth. A woman next to him held up a poster with the face of ...

The 2024 Olympics will continue the tradition of including combat sports, but there is one sport that has been put on the chopping block this time around. A competitor wins a judo match by throwing ...

PARIS — The French equivalent of Simone Biles stands 2 feet taller and weighs more than 200 pounds heavier. He, too, plies his trade on a mat, but in a three-piece cloth suit rather than one piece of ...

Want to Win an Olympic Medal? Try the Japanese Sport of Judo 4 minute read Korea's Hwang Ye-Sul (white) competes with Italy's Erica Barbieri (blue) during their women's -70kg judo contest match of the ...

The 2024 Olympics will continue the tradition of including combat sports, but there is one sport that has been put on the chopping block this time around. Judo is a martial art that originated from ...