Summer Olympics Jul 25, 2021
Day 2 recap: From skateboarding to judo, Japan brings home the gold
Japanese judoka Uta and Hifumi Abe became the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day, while Yuto Horigome bagged skateboarding's first gold.
Summer Olympics / Judo Jul 25, 2021
Japan's gold rush continues with judoka siblings Uta and Hifumi Abe
The Abe family had a night to remember on Sunday at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan, with each sibling winning gold.
Olympics Jul 25, 2021
What to watch on Day 2 of the Tokyo Olympics
by Joel Tansey
The first swimming medals of these Games are set to be handed out Sunday morning, while skateboarding and Naomi Osaka make their long-anticipated debuts.
Summer Olympics | Faces of Tokyo 2020 Jul 22, 2021
Little-known Japanese athletes the world should watch at the Tokyo Games
by Kaz Nagatsuka
A number of the country's lesser known stars look set to make a splash on the world stage at the Olympics.
Summer Olympics / Judo Jul 22, 2021
It wouldn't be the first time sibling rivalry has spurred Hifumi and Uta Abe to success.
More Sports / Judo Mar 6, 2021
Tokyo Olympic team member Uta Abe ended a 13-month layoff by winning the Tashkent Grand Slam's women's 52-kg division championship on Friday. Abe, who last competed in February 2020, won three-straight bouts by ippon starting from the second round, before her opponent in the final, ...
More Sports / Judo Feb 27, 2020
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 ...
More Sports / Judo Feb 22, 2020
Japan won three gold medals Friday on the opening day of the Dusseldorf Grand Slam, with siblings Uta and Hifumi Abe both topping the podium. Nineteen-year-old sensation Uta claimed the women's 52-kg division gold with victory over French rival Amandine Buchard, while 22-year-old Hifumi won ...
Olympics | New Year's Special Dec 31, 2019
Forecasting Japan's top medal hopefuls for 2020 Games
by Kaz Nagatsuka
Japan's Olympians intend to take the nation by storm with their best-ever results at the 2020 Tokyo Games this summer. The Japanese Olympic Committee has hammered out a goal of 30 gold medals, nearly doubling its previous record, at the world's biggest sporting extravaganza. The ...
More Sports / Judo Nov 22, 2019
Uta Abe, Joshiro Maruyama miss chance to secure Olympic spots
Reigning world champions Uta Abe and Joshiro Maruyama missed their chance to become the first Japanese judoka to secure a spot at next summer's Tokyo Olympics after losing in the finals at the Osaka Grand Slam on Friday. Abe lost to France’s Amandine Buchard in ...
More Sports / Judo Aug 27, 2019
Uta Abe defends women's 52-kg title at judo worlds, defeats Russia's Natalia Kuziutina
Japan's Uta Abe defended her title in the women's 52-kg division at the judo world championships on Monday. Joshiro Maruyama won the men's 66-kg class in his world championship debut on the second day of the weeklong tournament. He defeated Abe's brother and two-time defending ...
More Sports / Judo Mar 5, 2019
World champ Uta Abe to miss Ekaterinburg Grand Slam with shoulder injury
Teenage world champion Uta Abe has withdrawn from the upcoming Ekaterinburg Grand Slam in Russia due to a left shoulder injury, the All Japan Judo Federation announced Tuesday. The 18-year-old judoka, who holds the women's 52-kg world title, suffered the injury during practice on Feb. ...