Although these Olympics have been plagued by unprecedented challenges and many public setbacks for the host nation, they are ...

Japan’s Shohei Ono, a world-class fighter who was banned in 2014 by his university as part of bullying scandal, won the gold ...

Recapping the most essential highlights from Olympic judo history, from the event's origin and timeline to all the most ...

When Harutyun Mutafyan needs motivation to keep training, he asks himself one question: “If they can do it, why can’t you?” ...

When Tokyo won the bid to host the Summer Games in 2013, a young Hifumi Abe and his younger sister, Uta, were watching the ...

Waiakea graduate Iya Sadanchikova, now competing in judo at San Jose State University, recently qualified for the Junior (U21) Pan American Judo Championships on April 29 in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It ...

The island nation has taken a major leap in its martial arts development by hosting an intensive training programme for 35 ...

On day one of the Paris Olympic Games, hometown fans will give a heroes' welcome to a group of athletes considered national celebrities. No, they're not cyclists, or footballers, but jūdōkas (Judo ...

Exploring the troubling trend of athletes forfeiting matches to avoid Israeli judokas and how it undermines the core values of judo and the Olympics. I was fortunate to have represented my country in ...

The judo dojo at Manzanar isn't easy to find. Next to an old poplar tree, amid dead desert shrubs and green sage brush, are rocks that outline where the dojo used to be. And it's here where one of ...