But Deguchi, who is ranked No. 1 in the world in her weight class, is a superstar, and one who made history on Monday when she became the first Canadian to earn an Olympic gold medal in judo.

Azerbaijan has ranked 24th in the medal standings at 32nd World University Games held in the Rhineland-Ruhr region of Germany ...

She won gold in 2021 and collected bronze last year in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Klimkait also became the first Canadian female judoka to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the 2020 Summer Games in Tokyo.

Canada's Christa Deguchi smiles as she shows her gold medal after her win in the women's under-57 kg judo at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press ...

The final day in Ulaanbaatar delivered explosive judo. Okada, Sampaio, Savytskiy, Fontaine and Mongolia’s own Batkhuyag took ...

The judo competitions have begun as part of the 18th European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Skopje, North Macedonia, ...

Day 1 of the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam delivered spectacular action. Japan’s Kondo, Shirakane, and Fujihiro struck gold, while ...

PARIS (AP) — Right after Hifumi Abe violently threw his final opponent to the tatami and secured his second Olympic judo gold medal, he stood up and looked directly at his sister crying in the ...

No Scottish woman has won three Commonwealth Games gold medals since swimmer Elenor Gordon achieved the feat in the 1950s.

The Philippines is optimistic of its medal chances in the 2025 World Games scheduled Aug. 7 to 17 in Chengdu, China. A total ...

May 30, 2014 - Sabrina Byrnes / Metroland OSHAWA — The Upper Canada Judo Club had one of its strongest results ever at the national judo championships, winning 10 medals, including five gold. The ...

No double-double judo gold for Abe siblings at Paris Olympics. Hifumi wins but Uta has shocking loss By: Greg Beacham, The Associated Press Posted: 5:19 AM CDT Sunday, Jul. 28, 2024 Last Modified ...