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 ...

France's Teddy Riner, the most successful judoka in Olympic history, will miss next month's World Championships as he comes back from elbow surgery and prioritizes long-term preparation for a record ...

RIO DE JANEIRO – Kayla Harrison fought her way to judo history. Again. Harrison became the first American to defend an Olympic judo title when she forced France's Audrey Tcheumeo to tap out in the ...

French judo athlete Teddy Riner, a 6-foot-8, two-time gold medalist known as "Big Ted," has dominated his sport for a decade. It was a shock when... TOKYO — Judo fighter Teddy Riner lost in the ...

Few athletes have dominated their sport like Teddy Riner. The six-foot-eight, 140-kilogram man mountain has spent his entire career making history and setting new, seemingly impossible benchmarks. At ...

Pakistani athlete Malaika Noor has written her name in the history books after securing a silver medal at the Amman Asian Open Judo Championship 2025, becoming the first Pakistani woman to win a medal ...

The list of the country's top judo fighters includes Rustam Orujov, İrina Kindzerskaya, Mammadali Mehdiyev, Elmar Gasimov, ...

Reporting from Rio de Janeiro — Kayla Harrison’s victory tears hadn’t yet dried. The national anthem hadn’t played and she hadn’t received the judo gold medal she won Thursday before answering the ...

National Judo Team Gears Up For Zagreb Grand Prix. Laman Ismayilova Read more Azerbaijan's judokas will participate in the ...

TOKYO — Judo fighter Teddy Riner lost in the Olympic quarterfinal to the top-ranked judo athlete in their class in the world – and it was considered one of the biggest upsets in the history of his ...