“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 ...

Extra lightweight Tadahiro Nomura won his third consecutive Olympic championship, making him the first judoka to win three gold medals. Japanese athletes claimed four of the 14 judo gold medals. Japan ...

The crowd and the 12 judoka on the tatami turned to the big ... and 26 seconds before Riner managed to take down the Japanese heavyweight. On the floor with Saito, the exhausted Riner lay on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...