RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 10: Mashu Baker of Japan celebrates after defeating Varlam Liparteliani of Georgia in the Men’s -90kg Gold Medal bout on Day 5 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca ...

Two more judo divisions saw medal matches take place on Wednesday at the 2016 Rio Olympics. The women's 70kg division and men's 90kg division crowned new champions and saw eight new medals distributed ...

I started judo at the age of 10. At first it was just a sport for me and then I got more involved and judo became the undivided thing of my life. Representing my country is a great responsibility for ...

Georgian judo star Varlam Liparteliani is competing in his first bouts at the London Olympics on August 1. Every day, the 23-year-old athlete shares his impressions with RFE/RL's Georgian Service ...

Japan's Mashu Baker and Haruka Tachimoto took home the gold medal for the men's 90-kilogram weight class and women's 70-kilogram weight class, respectively, on Wednesday evening. Baker defeated ...

Georgian judo star Varlam Liparteliani shares his impressions from the London Olympics with RFE/RL's Georgian Service about life behind the scenes at the world's biggest sporting event. I'm in a great ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Japan swept the judo gold medals at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Wednesday, taking the top spot in both men’s and women’s middleweight divisions. Haruka Tachimoto struck gold ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Asley Gonzalez of Cuba beat Varlam Liparteliani of Georgia to win the gold medal in the men's 90-kilogram division at the judo world championships Friday. Gonzalez, the silver ...

Havana - Cuban judo champion Asley Gonzalez, who won this year’s Judo World Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, claims he was offered thousands of dollars to lose the final match against Georgia’s ...

South Korean judoka Gwak Dong-hwan took the bronze medal in the men's -90kg at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics Wednesday. Gwak defeated Marcus Nyman of Sweden in the bronze medal contest at Carioca Arena ...