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Ukraine pulls out of judo championships in protest
With Russian and Belarusian competitors being allowed into the judo world championships as neutrals, Ukraine pulled out of the May 7-14 event in protest.
Judo
Ukraine set to boycott world judo championships
Ukraine is set to boycott the world judo championships next week after the International Judo Federation signaled it will allow Russian and Belarusian competitors.
Judo
Meet Linthoi Chanambam: India's first judo world champion across age groups
Linthoi beat Bianca Reis of Brazil to win the World Cadet Judo Championship.
News
Ukraine boycotts judo event as Russians compete
Ukraine has begun a boycott of international judo events because the Russian team was allowed to compete as Olympic qualification began.
Judo
Judo federation removes titles, jobs held by Putin
Russian President Vladimir Putin has been removed from all positions held in the International Judo Federation.
News
Algerian judoka banned 10 years for bout refusal
Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine has been banned from competition for 10 years by the International Judo Federation after his withdrawal from the Tokyo Olympics to avoid a potential bout against an Israeli opponent.
Olympic Sports
Georgian athletes' access revoked for sightseeing
Two Georgian athletes have had their accreditation revoked from the Tokyo Olympics after they were spotted leaving the athletes village to visit friends in Japan.
Summer Olympics
German judo coach warned after hitting athlete
German judo athlete Martyna Trajdos posted on Instagram that she asked her coach, Claudio Pusa, to shake her before her match "to be awake."
Summer Olympics
Angelica Delgado and judo's never-ending fight for recognition
Angelica Delgado tried to convince others to fall in love with judo, Like judo itself, that was not easy. But there are those who understand what it means, including our own Sheila Pereira.
Olympic Sports
IOC to act if athletes don't compete, cite politics
The IOC has vowed to act if it determines athletes have contravened the Olympic Charter in refusing to compete at Tokyo 2020 on political grounds.
Olympic Sports
Gjakova wins judo gold amid mourning in Kosovo
Nora Gjakova won Kosovo's second gold in Tokyo with her judo victory in the women's 57-kilogram division coming as her home country mourns the death of 10 people in a road accident.
News
Takato claims Japan's 1st gold with judo win
Naohisa Takato won Japan's first gold medal at its home Olympics, beating Taiwan's Yang Yung-wei in the men's 60-kilogram judo final on Saturday night.
Judo
Tokyo 2021: Judoka Sushila Devi provisionally qualifies for Olympics
As things stand, Sushila will claim the continental quota, but her participation will be confirmed only after the final list of qualifiers is released on June 28.
Judo
Olympics bound Priyanka, Asiad champion Jinson test positive for COVID-19
Another Tokyo Games-bound race walker K T Irfan has returned negative after he was tested as a primary contact of Johnson.
Judo
Sushila's Olympic dream on hold after judo team withdraws from qualifiers due to COVID
India's 15-member team was forced to pull out of the Olympic qualifiers after two players tested positive.
Judo
India judo team withdraws from Tokyo qualifiers
The team comprised 12 judokas and four coaches, with four players in the race for one continental quota place.
Olympic Sports
Olympic judo champ loses appeal of 2-year ban
The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Monday upheld a two-year ban for Olympic judo champion Rafaela Silva.
Judo
Coronavirus: Judo Olympic qualifiers cancelled
The International Judo Federation (IJF) has cancelled all Olympic qualification events through to the end of April because of the global coronavirus epidemic.
News
Judo champ who fled Iran to fight for Mongolia
Former world judo champion Saeid Mollaei, who fled Iran last year in a dispute over competing against Israelis, has been cleared to represent Mongolia ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Judo champ Silva loses Pan Am gold for doping
Olympic judo champion Rafaela Silva of Brazil was stripped of her Pan American Games gold medal on Wednesday after failing a doping test.
Olympic Sports
Silva fails doping test after winning judo gold
Rafaela Silva, who won the gold medal at the Rio Olympics in 2016 as well as the Pan American Games in August, has tested positive for fenoterol, a drug used to treat asthma.
Judo
North Korea loses judo event over security risk
North Korea will no longer host the judo world junior championships because of security risks amid rising political tension with South Korea and the United States.
MMA
Julianna Pena -- MMA's 'Venezuelan Vixen' -- wants to fight the good fight
Julianna Pena pulls no punches when criticizing the UFC for not yet giving her a chance at the women's bantamweight crown.
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Egyptian who wouldn't shake hands sent home
Egyptian athlete Islam El Shehaby, who refused to shake his Israeli opponent's hand after their judo bout, has been reprimanded and sent home from the Rio Olympics.
Olympic Sports
Egyptian judoka refuses handshake with Israeli
Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby backed away and shook his head when Israeli opponent Or Sasson extended his hand following their match at Rio on Friday, which Sasson won.
Medal Tracker
Overall Medal Leaders
- 113USA
- 88CHN
- 71ROC
Individual Medal Leaders
USA | 39 |
CHN | 38 |
JPN | 27 |
USA | 41 |
CHN | 32 |
ROC | 28 |
USA | 33 |
ROC | 23 |
GBR | 22 |
Overall Medal Leaders
- 7McKeon
- 5Dressel
- 4McKeown
Individual Medal Leaders
Dressel | 5 |
McKeon | 4 |
McKeown | 3 |
Scott | 3 |
Ledecky | 2 |
Hashimoto | 2 |
McKeon | 3 |
Nagornyy | 2 |
Melnikova | 2 |
Olympics News
Sports bodies criticize track's move to pay gold medalists
Olympic sports bodies have criticized World Athletics for promising to pay $50,000 for each track and field gold medal won at the Paris Olympics.
Lloyd Martin aims for the record books at the London Marathon
On Sunday, Lloyd Martin will run his first marathon, alongside his mom, Ceri. His goal: to become the youngest athlete with Down syndrome to complete the race.
Highlights from the 2024 NCAA gymnastics semifinals
The NCAA gymnastics semifinals were a roller-coaster ride with stellar, title-winning routines -- but also more falls than anyone expected.
Friday Five: Foster bemoans 'unacceptable' RWC Final length
It's been another busy week across the rugby world, with Ian Foster, in particular, right in the spotlight.
Olympic gymnast Suni Lee back in form after kidney ailment
Olympic gymnastic Suni Lee, who is expected to make the U.S. team for the Paris Games, said she's back to form after gaining 45 pounds due to a kidney disease.
What's up with NCAA gymnastics scoring this year? An anonymous judge explains
The scores in NCAA gymnastics are a hot topic every season -- but this year feels like it's reached boiling point. How are judges trained? Is there oversight? We break it down.