* 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 ...
The Quinte Judo Club was well represented on Saturday in Peterborough, at the Golden North Open Judo Championships. Roya ...
South Korea's judo team has swept the first three gold medals at the Tokyo Deaflympics in 2025, playing a role as a beneficial event.In Korean judo, Kim Min-seok (30, Pohang City Hall) of the men's ...
It's time for StoryCorps and a look at an Olympic pioneer in women's judo. It's a sport that wasn't allowed at the Olympics until 1988 when martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue. She ...
LONDON - Kayla Harrison took her spot atop the medal stand, determined not to cry during the national anthem. She was in tears after one note. America finally has an Olympic judo champion - a ...
Rena “Rusty” Kanokogi, a Coney Island scrapper who will always be remembered as the Mother of Woman’s Judo, has died following a prolonged bout with leukemia. She was 74. Her daughter, Jean Kanokogi, ...
Women’s judo wasn’t allowed into the Olympics until 1988, after martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue the International Olympic Committee for discrimination. This helped earn her the ...