Idalys Ortiz

Summer Olympics Aug 5, 2021

For foreign athletes, the Tokyo Olympics present myriad challenges

by Jason Coskrey

From lack of training time due to the pandemic to the intense Tokyo heat, the difficulties foreign athletes faced just to get to the Tokyo Olympics were as varied as the athletes themselves.

More Sports / Judo Sep 27, 2018

Sarah Asahina beats Idalys Ortiz for 78-kg gold

Sarah Asahina clinched gold in the over 78-kg weight class at the World Judo Championships on Wednesday as all nine Japanese reached the podium in the women's classifications. It was the first time since the inauguration of the women's world championships in 1980 that every ...