“I will never forget the way lightweight Koga fought openly and squarely against heavyweight judoka.” Yamashita, chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee and head of the All Japan Judo ...

In the open-weight category at the 1990 All-Japan Judo Championships, Koga obliterated larger judoka in succession. In the finals, Koga lost to Naoya Ogawa, who dominated the heavyweight division ...

Kennedy memorial tournament in Somerville. Pacing the five-man Crimson team was heavyweight John Elbers, who won the title in his weight class and in the open competition. Elbers' teammates Doug ...

The two shared a tender moment after the match where Teddy Riner congratulated and gave his respect to the smaller heavyweight. "Not sure if IJF has ever done it, but Gurram should be suspended ...