The appointment of the 40-year-old is due to ratified at the All Japanese Judo Federation's (AJJF) Board meeting in Tokyo tomorrow, where they will also discuss the findings of an investigation into ...

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 ...

IJF have signed up to the Brighton plus Helsinki Declaration, an international treaty supporting full gender equity in sport ©IJF The treaty was signed by IJF President Marius Vizer at their Gender ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno State judo club is flying high. "They earned it they deserved it," judo club head coach Randy Imamura said. For the first time since 1989, the club claimed a ...

A roadmap to follow for the men’s and women’s judo tournaments at the Paris Olympics: Athletes to Watch—Teddy Riner, France: The world’s most famous active judoka attempts to cap his incredible career ...

France may end up sweeping judo’s heavyweight divisions on the final day of competition at the Rio Games. With eight-time world champion Teddy Riner due to fight in the men’s heavyweight final shortly ...

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 ...