When did judo become an Olympic sport? The art of judo derives from the ancient Japanese martial art of jiu-jitsu. The credit for the formal founding of Judo, which means “the gentle way,” goes to Dr.

The International Judo Federation has removed the titles and jobs Vladimir Putin and a long-time Kremlin-supporting oligarch held at the organization. The announcement comes as Russia's attack on ...

One-time Olympic judo hopeful Eric Ham says he refused to give up on his sporting career after fracturing his back falling ...

Heading into the Paris Olympics this summer, the French are holding their own with Japan as the top judo powerhouse in the world and even hold bragging rights in the number of participants nationwide.

PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Hifumi Abe retained his men's under-66kg crown before Diyora Keldiyorova, who ended Abe's sister's Olympic title defence earlier on Sunday, won Uzbekistan's first ...

Serbian judo world champion Nemanja Majdov was hit with a five-month ban by the International Judo Foundation (IJF) after having made the ancient Christian sign while competing in the Paris games in ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - There’s no denying the benefits of hands-on training and it’s even better when you get to learn from the world’s best. For the last two days, hundreds of young judo ...