Naohisa Takato won Japan's first gold medal of the 2020 Olympics when he outlasted Yung Wei Yang of Chinese Taipei in the 60kg weight class on Saturday in Tokyo. Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan won one ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a record haul of 27 gold medals, far exceeding the previous high of 16 at the 2000 Athens Olympics. Mitsugi Ogata, general manager ...

Judo is always a must-watch event at the Olympics, but this was particularly true in Tokyo. Japan is the sport's birthplace, and numerous Japanese judokas had the chance to win Olympic gold on their ...

CAMP ZAMA, Japan (Feb. 17, 2022) – Leading up to her appearance in the judo competition at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Shori Hamada knew her coach would only be completely satisfied with one result.

After winning his 11th world title, Teddy Riner is back on track for another Olympic gold medal. (Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY Sports) The Tokyo Games saw a huge medal haul for host nation Japan. Now, ...

TOKYO, Aug 8 (Reuters) - Japan concluded the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games with a record haul of 27 gold medals, far exceeding the previous high of 16 at the 2000 Athens Olympics. Mitsugi Ogata, general ...