North Bend twins Brynn and Haley Buskerud have become judo world champions, setting history in the process. The Buskeruds won the gold medal in the U21 Ju-no-kata division in the Kato World ...

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All eyes were on Abu Dhabi at the second day of the IJF World Judo Championships. Inside the Mubadala arena, the tatami played host to a number of historic moments from the stars of world judo. Marius ...

May 1 (Reuters) - Ukrainian judokas will not take part in this month's world championships in Qatar following the International Judo Federation's (IJF) decision to readmit Russians and Belarusians as ...

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.

With a tear of his right calf muscle, Yasuhiro Yamashita’s lifelong dream was surely over. The Japanese heavyweight judoka had envisaged himself atop the Olympic podium ever since he was “deeply moved ...

The 8th dan wrote his name in the history books by becoming the first athlete to win two Olympic titles at one Games, when he secured gold medals in the over 93 kilograms and open competitions at ...

Hosting a World Judo Tour event in Lausanne, the home of the International Olympic Committee, carries symbolic meaning for the IJF. Federation President Marius Vizer commented that Switzerland is a ...

The Japanese used to dominate judo, but rule changes could cause the Olympic judo field to be more wide-open than ever in Rio. It’s only natural that historically, Japan has dominated judo in the ...