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 ...
Four American judokas are officially headed to the Tokyo Olympics. USA Judo announced Monday that Colton Brown, Angelica Delgado, Nefeli Papadakis and Nina Cutro-Kelly will all be making the trip to ...
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 ...
When Colton Brown lands in Tokyo next week to compete in the Olympics, much will seem familiar. The experienced judoka who attended San Jose State University already has one Olympic competition under ...
TOKYO, JAPAN - DECEMBER 06: Kayla Harrison of USA (white) and Guusje Steenhuis of Netherlands compete in the Women’s 78kg final at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium on December 6, 2015 in Tokyo, Japan.
For Kosei Inoue, reaching the pinnacle of his sport is just the start of the journey. His team might have won 12 of the 14 gold medals on offer at the recent Tokyo Grand Slam, but the Japanese judo ...
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 ...
Just when Tokyo got a boost in its campaign to host the 2020 Olympics, a judo coach abuse scandal surfaced within the Japanese sporting culture and threatens to undermine the bid. Tokyo bid officials ...
About an hour before her first Olympic fight, Nefeli Papadakis jogged alone around the Nippon Budokan, the revered arena where all of judo’s biggest names have competed. She has traveled by herself to ...