They both won gold on the same day in their home Tokyo Olympics, and both won world championships in each of the two years since 2021 ... celebrities in Japan and in the judo world with their ...

An official announcement on the bid is expected on Oct. 11, after the mayor meets with Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita, a judo gold ... postponed until 2021 because of ...

From shattering Olympic records to breaking barriers, these women have been influential in changing the world of women's ...

Two Japanese tourists in their 20s were detained for two weeks in China then deported for taking photos showing exposed buttocks at the Great Wall, local media reported. The incident at the World ...

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee is nearing the finish line with Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry widely seen to be ...

India's bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games is a massive opportunity to "turbo-charge" investment in its infrastructure but it must ensure the benefits are shared across local communities ...

In 2024, it narrowly missed out on hosting the 2027 Pan American Games (replacing Barranquilla, whose contract was cancelled for non-compliance), and has bid to host the 2030 Youth Olympic Games ...

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The second edition was held in Japan, Mexico, Taiwan and South Korea in 2019 and served as a qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The historic Serie Nacional del Béisbol Cubana is the top ...

The fourth Grand Slam tournament of the year, organized by the International Judo Federation (IJF), will take place in ... Adiyasuren in the +78 kg category. Notably, in 2021, Hero of Labor of ...

The Bahrain Olympic Committee has announced that 14 athletes, including 8 women and 6 men, will represent Team Bahrain at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.