* Men and women compete in seven weight categories, ranging from under 60kg to over 100kg for men, and under 48kg to over 78kg for women. * Judo, meaning "gentle way", involves throwing or taking down ...

It's time for StoryCorps and a look at an Olympic pioneer in women's judo. It's a sport that wasn't allowed at the Olympics until 1988 when martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue. She ...

Challenging a 6-foot-3 male friend, Tatum Maloney threw him to the ground with ease. “He said, ‘Whoa, I didn’t think you could do that,’ ” said a smiling Maloney, a 5-foot-5 college sophomore in ...

South Korea's judo team has swept the first three gold medals at the Tokyo Deaflympics in 2025, playing a role as a ...

Indian judoka Simran secured a bronze medal in the Women's -48kg category at the Hong Kong Senior Asian Cup 2025. Her journey ...

DOUGLAS, Wyo. (AP) – The stakes were clear to the two dozen police officers who gathered for a workshop with an ambitious and increasingly urgent mission – recalibrating the way police interact with ...

Japan and Judo go hand-in-hand, and some think its low homicide rate is a product of that. Sensei Earl Wright of the Pensacola Judo Training Center certainly thinks so. In fact, the United Nations ...

Ludhiana: The city witnessed an exciting display of talent as the Panjab University inter-college judo men and women championship kicked off at Khalsa College for Women.The first day was dedicated to ...