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Natsumi Tsunoda, a 3-Time World Champion Judoka, Retires at 33
31 Jan 2026 09:30 GMT
… medalist at the 2024 Paris Olympics. By defeating Mongolia… the oldest Japanese judoka to claim an Olympic gold medal at … heartedly."
Natsumi Tsunoda, 2024 Olympic gold medalist. (©KYODO)
Success … addition to her individual Olympic gold medal, which was …
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In Conversation with Sarah Adlington, two-time Commonwealth judo champion
31 Jan 2026 04:38 GMT
… to discuss her judo journey, making it to an Olympics and much … more.
How did you get into judo?
… judo seriously as a profession?
I remember watching the Sydney Olympics … then Covid hit and the Olympics were postponed. But having something …
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National judokas to compete at Int'l Belgian Judo Open
30 Jan 2026 12:03 GMT
… in 1972, the Azerbaijan Judo Federation actively
promotes this martial … in Slovakia. Another national judoka, Elchin
Ismayilov, became the … the achievements of Azerbaijani judo fighters did not
stop there … at the 2008 Beijing
Olympics in the 73 kg …
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Japan’s Olympic Gold Medalist Tsunoda Retires from Judo, Promises to Keep Promoting Sport
30 Jan 2026 08:45 GMT
… 05 JST, January 30, 2026
Judoka Natsumi Tsunoda, who took … s 48-kilogram judo division at the Paris Olympics, announced Friday that … she is focusing on promoting judo in the future.
“I … judo,” she said.
Tsunoda, who is from Chiba Prefecture, made her Olympic …
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Judo: Paris Olympic champ Tsunoda retires from competition
30 Jan 2026 08:06 GMT
TOKYO - Paris Olympic judo gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda on … Japan's oldest-ever Olympic judo champion at the 2024 Summer … world championships through 2023.
Her Olympic gold, which she clinched by … toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
"I didn't …
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More Than a Flag: How Christa Deguchi Rewrote the Rules of Olympic Success
29 Jan 2026 13:47 GMT
… Deguchi’s Paris 2024 Olympic gold looks simple on paper … Olympic mythology, arguing that world championships and the World Judo … and I learned.”
Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Tactically, Deguchi is … matter more. Before her Olympic final, her coach gave …
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After being bullied as a child, Andrew co-op’s Piper Booe gets into judo. Then wrestling. ‘That all led me.’
29 Jan 2026 12:07 GMT
… in 2024 at the USA Judo Junior Olympics.
Booe’s journey started … my parents put me in judo for self-defense.
“But that … led me to the Junior Olympics and led to me becoming … all of us.”
Going from judo to wrestling is a natural …
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Kosei Inoue: The Power of Sports Heads to the Milan Cortina Olympics
28 Jan 2026 15:25 GMT
… head of the Japanese Olympic Committee department overseeing athlete … Sato)
For these Winter Olympics, the Japanese national team, … sport of judo and Kosei Inoue, former Olympic gold medalist … and former national men's team judo …
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Farewell to a True Judo Artist
28 Jan 2026 13:30 GMT
… elegant style, judo at its most refined.
Judo was always part … a deep understanding of judo, blending tradition with personal … Losing against him for the Olympic qualification is my biggest … , while his passion for judo continues through teaching, sharing …
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Horizon Scholarship recipient connects ancient athletics to modern wellness
01 Feb 2026 15:04 GMT
… marathons and we watch the Olympics with fervor every four years … up practicing judo, kendo, taekwondo, competitive aerobic gymnastics and Olympic weight training … how ancient traditions such the Olympic Games and Gladiator games have …