(RIO DE JANEIRO) — Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss to Israel’s fifth-ranked Or Sasson, when El Shehaby refused to ...

RIO DE JANEIRO-- Egyptian judo fighter Islam El Shehaby was loudly booed at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after his first-round loss to Israel's fifth-ranked Or Sasson, when El Shehaby refused to shake ...

The lone Indian to represent the country in Judo, Avtar Singh, had to endure a long and trying journey to get to Rio, but his stay there was unfortunately cut short by Popole Misenga of the Olympics ...

Bow freshman Skylar Hattendorf (left) competes at the ConVal Early Bird Tournament in Peterborough in December. Credit: DEREK ROUSSEAU / Photos.derekrousseau.net Sign up for the Concord Monitor's ...

Pareto struggled early on in the final and the contest even had to be briefly halted as she received treatment when she took an unintentional blow to the face from Jeong. However, the 30-year-old ...

A federal judge ruled yesterday that Leilani Akiyama, a 14-year-old Bellevue judo champion, must bow before sanctioned matches. U.S. District Judge Robert Lasnik decided against Akiyama's claim that ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Judo is a Japanese martial art that was developed in the 19th century based on principles of self-defense. Its creator, Jigoro Kano, combined elements of jiu jitsu, wrestling and ...

Requiring judo contestants to bow before a picture of the founder of the Japanese martial art does not violate freedom of religion, a federal judge ruled. In a 13-page ruling, U.S. District Judge ...

Requiring judo contestants to bow to the mat before a picture of the founder of the Japanese martial art does not violate freedom of religion, a federal judge has ruled. In a 13-page decision Thursday ...

Former judo champion Anthony Clarke has retired from his sport, after being defeated in both his preliminary events at his fifth Paralympic Games. The 47-year-old Australian won gold at the ...

LONDON (Reuters) - After days of controversy and hours of negotiation over whether she could compete in an Islamic headscarf, Saudi Arabia's first female athlete to appear at the Olympic Games bowed ...

British duo Winston Gordon and Sally Conway are out of the men's under 90kg and women's under 70kg judo, despite both winning their opening bouts. Veteran Gordon went through to the last 16 with a ...