Brazilian Beatriz Souza won the gold medal in the women's over 78kg category in judo at the Paris Olympics on Friday.

In this week's StoryCorps, we hear about a pioneer who helped women's judo become an Olympic sport.

Croatian Barbara Matic won the gold medal in the women's under 70kg judo at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday.

Great Britain's Lucy Renshall has been eliminated in the women's Judo - 63kg event in the second round. The 28-year-old was up against Austria's Lubjana Piovesana, who until 2021 was a GB athlete ...

Lee Hye-kyeong, right, competes in the round of 32 in the women's -48-kilogram judo contest at the 2024 Paris Olympics against Sweden's Tara Babulfath at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Saturday.

Women’s judo wasn’t allowed into the Olympics until 1988, after martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue the International Olympic Committee for discrimination. This helped earn ...