Japanese judoka win three gold medals on final day of Paris Grand Slam
The Japanese team, which did not include any participants from this summer's Tokyo Olympics, finished the 50th edition of the IJF event with seven gold, two silver and two bronze.
Japan wins four weight classes on first day of Paris Grand Slam
The two-day competition, featuring 45 countries and 281 judoka, is the first international event for Japan's judo team since the Tokyo Games.
Kokoro Kageura settles for silver after upset win over Teddy Riner at Paris Grand Slam
Kokoro Kageura ended the Paris Grand Slam on a somewhat deflated note Sunday, losing in the over-100-kg division final after ending Teddy Riner's 10-year undefeated streak in the third round. The 24-year-old heavyweight stunned the Paris crowd and the judo world when he upset Riner, ...
Yoko Ono wins Japan's fifth gold medal as Paris Grand Slam concludes
Japanese judoka Yoko Ono defeated France's Margaux Pinot on Sunday and earned her country's fifth gold medal on the final day of the prestigious Paris Grand Slam. Ono and Pinot took their women's 70-kilogram final into golden score, but the home favorite conceded after being ...
Natsumi Tsunoda, the 52-kg silver medalist at the Paris Grand Slam earlier this month, and 63-kg wrestler Miho Minei will miss this weekend's European Judo Open due to injury, the All Japan Judo Federation said Friday. Tsunoda and Minei were both hurt at the Paris ...
Judoka Yamamoto tops Udaka for 57-kg title at Paris Grand Slam
Anzu Yamamoto defeated compatriot Nae Udaka to win the women's 57-kg title on Saturday, the first day of the Paris Grand Slam. Emi Yamagishi won the women's 48-kg crown for Japan. On the men's side, Shinji Kido was third in the 60-kg class, while Masaaki ...
