Uzbekistan’s Rishod Sobirov wins judo bronze in men’s half lightweight (-66kg). The 2016 Olympic Games run from Aug. 5 through Aug. 21 in Rio de Janeiro. Throughout, we will be chronicling the ...

BEIJING — Italy’s Giulia Quintavalle won the women’s 57-kilogram judo gold at the Beijing Games on Monday, defeating Deborah Gravenstijn of the Netherlands. Quintavalle took the early lead ...

SYDNEY, Sept. 18 -- Spain's Isabel Fernandez won the Olympic gold medal Monday in women's judo lightweight class. Driulys Gonzalez from Cuba won the silver medal and the bronze medal was shared by ...

Mansur Isaev of Russia captured the gold medal in men’s lightweight judo (73kg - approximately 161 lbs), defeating defending world champion Riki Nakaya of Japan in a close final match scoring by ...

Judo is a martial art originating in Japan in 1886. It can be most closely compared to wrestling, though fighters wear a gi, a lightweight two-piece uniform. A colored belt tied around the waist ...

Russia's Arsen Galstyan claimed the men's under 60kg extra-lightweight judo gold with victory over Japan's Hiroaki Hiraoka in just 31 seconds. Galstyan managed to turn his opponent and pinned ...