DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Russians returned to international judo competition on Sunday for the first time in nearly a year at the world championships as Ukraine boycotted the key Olympic qualifier.

PARIS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Frenchman Teddy Riner claiming his fifth Olympic gold medal in a dramatic mixed team final was the highlight of the judo competition and will go down as one of the great ...

Israeli judokas Inbar Lanir and Peter Paltchik picked up silver and bronze medals on Thursday, their country's first medals of the Paris Olympics. The judo competition has been marred by allegations ...

Boca Raton siblings Maximo Penaranda and Luna Penaranda are making their mark as judo players. Luna, 6, and Maximo, 7, started judo in December 2021 at the Ki-itsu-sai National Training Center in ...

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 ...

—Teddy Riner, France: The world’s most famous active judoka attempts to cap his incredible career with a record-tying third individual Olympic gold medal in front of his home fans. Now 35, Riner took ...

Albie Jahovic, who trains with The Judo Company in Stockbridge, competed at the Surrey Open Championships on Sunday February 1. Fighting in the under-27kg category, Albie produced a flawless ...

Among the most anticipated events is the judo competition, which will take place over three intense days, from 16-18 November. The competition will be held at the prestigious Tokyo Budokan, a venue ...