Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese team is under a world of pressure. Fortunately for the host nation, this powerhouse group of athletes is eager to rise to the momentousness ...

PARIS (AP) — The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. One fan dressed in a white martial arts uniform waved a French flag back and forth. A woman next to him held up a poster with the face of ...

PARIS, July 10 (Reuters) - All eyes will be on the judo competition when French heavyweight Teddy Riner bids for a third individual Olympic gold medal and it could end up being one of the highlights ...

TOKYO (AP) — The Nippon Budokan sits serenely nestled in a verdant park at the heart of Tokyo. Visitors admire the elegant lines of its Buddhist temple-based design before they step into the graceful ...

PARIS — Right after Hifumi Abe violently threw his final opponent to the tatami and secured his second Olympic judo gold medal, he stood up and looked directly at his sister crying in the stands at ...

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 ...

French politicians and athletes have expressed outrage over the acquittal of a judo coach accused of domestic violence against Olympic judo champion Margaux Pinot, CBS News partner network BBC News ...