World No. 2 Shori Hamada loses to nemesis Madeleine Malonga at Doha Masters
World No. 2 Shori Hamada won silver in the women's 78-kg category for Japan's only medal on Wednesday, the final day of the invitation-only International Judo Federation World Masters in Doha, Qatar. Hamada, the 2018 world champion, advanced to the final by winning all three ...
Yoko Ono wins 70-kg gold, two more Japanese silver at Doha Masters
Yoko Ono defeated Russia's Madina Taimazova in the women's 70-kilogram final as Japan won medals in three of four weight classes contested Tuesday at the invitation-only International Judo Federation World Masters in Doha, Qatar. In addition to Ono's gold medal, Japan's second in as many ...
Yoshida, the world champion in 2018, beat France's Sarah Leonie Cysique in a tight final.
Marathon man: Hifumi Abe clinches Olympic judo berth in epic playoff
Hifumi Abe booked his place in the Tokyo Olympics next summer with a yusei win in a grueling 24-minute bout against reigning world champion Joshiro Maruyama on Sunday in the men's 66-kg division playoff. The unprecedented one-off showdown at the Kodokan Judo Institute pitted Maruyama ...
International Judo Federation to pass on holding Tokyo Grand Slam in December
The International Judo Federation has decided not to hold the Tokyo Grand Slam as scheduled from Dec. 11-13 amid coronavirus infection concerns, a source close to the matter told Kyodo News on Saturday. Judo sources said Yasuhiro Yamashita, head of the All Japan Judo Federation ...
Judoka already named to Japan's 2020 Olympic team will not have to qualify again for the games that have been postponed until 2021, the All Japan Judo Federation decided Friday. The body's development and executive committees, meeting online in an extraordinary session, rejected calls to ...
Kosei Inoue is trying to maintain his focus and keep his athletes in high spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic
Reigning judo champion Shohei Ono puts Olympic delay in perspective
Judoka Shohei Ono is taking the challenge of the unprecedented one-year Olympic postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic in his stride as he prepares to defend his 73-kg title on home soil next summer in Tokyo. "I'll save my energy until the time comes," Ono ...
Ninth member of Japan judo federation tests positive for coronavirus
The infection count at the All Japan Judo Federation is high enough to meet the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's standards for designating an infection cluster.
Shohei Ono will grapple for his second straight Olympic gold medal in the men's 73-kg division, this time on home soil, after being named to Japan's judo team for this summer's Tokyo Games on Thursday. The All Japan Judo Federation selected 12 of its 14-member ...
Shori Hamada all but wraps up spot on Japan's Olympic judo team
Shori Hamada virtually guaranteed herself a spot at her first Olympic Games after capturing gold at the Dusseldorf Grand Slam on Sunday. Hamada, the 2018 world champion and 2019 runner-up, won all five of her bouts in the women's 78-kg division by ippon and defeated ...
Grand Slam win keeps Shohei Ono on track to Olympic title defense
Shohei Ono captured gold at the Dusseldorf Grand Slam for the third straight year on Saturday, earning a decisive victory in a bid to defend his Olympic title on home soil this summer. Ono defeated South Korea's An Chang-rim in the men's 73-kg final for ...
