Judo instructor Sato Hitoe uses worn-out uniforms, or gis, to make items like tote bags; very durable, since the original material was meant to be tough. And behind it all is Sato's love for judo.

Japan, the birthplace of judo, dominates the all-time Olympic medal table. Japan's 48 gold medals and 96 medals overall are far and away the most of any country. France (16 gold medals, 57 total ...

The U.S. Olympic judo team includes Jack Yonezuka, whose dad was on the 1980 Olympic team that did not compete.

Judo made its Paralympic debut at Seoul 1988 and has been contested at every Games since. Women’s events were added at Athens 2004. The sport is the only martial art on the programme. At the Rio 2016 ...

In another wave of nominations, Team Germany for Paris 2024 has grown by 53 more athletes. Among them are athletes from the ...

French sportswear brand Le Coq Sportif, the main supplier to French athletes at the Paris 2024 Games, is facing fresh doubts ...

While there, she participated in judo club, earning a brown belt as well ... As an accomplished seamstress and weaver, she made clothing, created masterful costumes and taught her children to ...

As an instructor and mentor he introduced three generations of students to Judo. Until recently George served on the Board of Directors of the Cornerstone Foundation of Vernon, a charitable ...

Should this page be out of date please contact classification@paralympic.org. Judo is exclusively for athletes with a vision impairment. To be eligible, athletes have less than 10 per cent visual ...

Judo is being used to teach "older adults" how to fall safely in an attempt to reduce hospital admissions each year. British Judo is working with the University of Hertfordshire and Anglia Ruskin ...

Teddy Riner of France reacts after defeating Hisayoshi Harasawa of Japan, not shown, in their men's +100kg bronze medal judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July ...