With a little over two months left before Wrestle Kingdom 20, all eyes are on the Tokyo Dome for the highly anticipated ...

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 ...

France's Teddy Riner, the most successful judoka in Olympic history, will miss next month's World Championships as he comes back from elbow surgery and prioritizes long-term preparation for a record ...

The world's oldest living Summer Olympian has tragically passed away one year after serving as an Olympic torch bearer one ...

Chizuru Arai is the latest Japanese judoka to claim a medal at the Tokyo Olympics, a gold one at that in the women's 70kg class. The No. 3 seeded Arai didn't even have to deal with No. 1 seed Sanne ...

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Factbox on Irakli Tsirekidze of Georgia who won the Olympic gold medal in the men's 90kg judo on Wednesday. Gold medallist, 2007 World Championship, men's 90kg Silver medallist, ...

He later became the first Asian member of the IOC. Judo matches last a maximum of five minutes and are governed by a complex set of rules, making refereeing and judging key. The women’s sport was ...

Charles Coste, the French cyclist who won Olympic gold in London in 1948 and later became the world’s oldest living Olympic ...