General view of empty seats inside the venue. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins The Tokyo 2020 judo venue, as empty as possible / MARK PICKERING A four-day weekend in Japan, as Thursday and Friday ...

a silver medalist in the women’s 52-kilogram category at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and a member of the French team that will compete in the Paris Olympics, said, “In France, we say judo is a ...

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Judo - Men's 73kg - Medal Ceremony - Nippon Budokan - Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Gold medallist Shohei Ono of Japan receives his gold medal from International Olympic ...

When did judo become an official Olympic sport? Judo was first contested at the Olympics in 1964 when the Games took place in Tokyo. It became a permanent fixture on the Olympic program starting in ...

Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Games after beating out Istanbul and Madrid during an IOC vote that took place in September 2013. It marked the second time that Tokyo had been awarded the Olympic Games, ...

India had their best Paralympics campaign in Paris as compared to Tokyo. The athletics contingent proved to be the difference ...