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Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

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Watch the top moments from the Olympic Games in Tokyo and relive the epic and emotional performances of Caeleb Dressel (USA), Ariarne Titmus (AUS), Rayssa Leal (BRA), Italo Ferreira (BRA), Elaine Thompson-Herah (JAM), Belinda Bencic (SUI,) Tom Daley (GBR), Simone Biles (USA), Armand Duplantis (SWE), Horigome Yuto (JPN), PV Sindhu (IND), Yang Qian (CHN), Adam Ondra (CZE), Eliud Kipchoge (KEN), Abe Hifumi and Abe Uta (JPN), Logan Martin (AUS) and many, many more.

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

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Top Moments Tokyo2020

Japanese judo siblings Abe Uta and Abe Hifumi were crowned Olympic champions within minutes of each other on a memorable night for the host nation at the Nippon Budokan. 

Abe Uta took gold in the women’s -52kg category defeating Amandine Buchard (FRA), and she was able to watch as her brother Abe Hifumi won his gold medal contest in the men’s -66kg category at Tokyo 2020 against Vazha Margvelashvili (GEO).

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Abe Uta and Abe Hifumi: Tokyo2020 Medal Moments

A truly medal-worthy performance from H Abe. Take a look at one of their greatest moments!

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Medal Moment | Tokyo 2020: Judo 66kg - H Abe (JPN)

Japanese judo legends and Youth Olympic stars demystify the "secret sauce" behind the beauty of perfecting judo the Japanese way.

Originals

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How Japan came to be a land of judo legends

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

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Ilia

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Hifumi

They were the siblings who both won gold in Judo at their home Games in Tokyo, but when his sister Uta lost her bout before he even began his Olympic competition in Paris, Abe Hifumi faced a challenge he hadn't prepared for. "It was on my mind throughout. It was really tough," the Japanese star told us. Now he's focusing on a third consecutive crown at LA 2028, and shares why in this exclusive interview.

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Abe Hifumi on three-peat challenge and mixed emotions around Paris judo gold: "I was shocked"

By his own admission, Abe Hifumi was rattled.
And a judoka who hadn’t lost in five years with bullet-proof confidence doesn’t easily get rattled.
But it happened. When his younger sister Uta \- who had been equally untouchable since the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 where the two became the first

LA 2028 | Olympic Games

Two-time men's -66kg Olympic champion Abe Hifumi

Judoka Abe Hifumi's three-peat journey to LA28 all about the work

It was a battle of the ages in judo’s second-ever mixed team Olympic final, as host nation France came back from a 2-0 deficit to defend their Olympic title against Japan at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 on Saturday, 3 August.
The tension in the Champ-de-Mars was palpable as Japan

Teddy Riner of France celebrates winning the gold medal in the Judo Men +100kg Final on day seven of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at Champs-de-Mars Arena on 2 August 2024 in Paris, France.

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France wins mixed-team judo final in dramatic tie-breaker over Japan

All eyes were on defending Olympic champion and four-time judo world champion Hifumi Abe of Japan, as he took to the Olympic tatami for the second time - and won gold.
Abe, who hasn't lost a fight on the World Judo Tour in five years, was equally untouchable today as

Japan's Hifumi Abe has now won back-to-back Olympic golds

Hifumi Abe, double Olympic champion

Japan's Hifumi Abe defends Olympic judo title to continue winning streak

The Abe siblings made history at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games by becoming the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day. Their journey, however, is far from over.

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Judo super siblings Abe Uta and Hifumi: Making history together

As the Olympic Games Paris 2024 are set to begin, we check in on those who lit up the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.
This remarkable collection of athletes include inaugural medallists in new Olympic sports, such as skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing, and those who earned a first-ever medal for

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 01: Lamont Marcell Jacobs of Team Italy celebrates after winning the Men's 100m Final on day nine of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium on August 01, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

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Top history makers at Tokyo 2020 and where they are now

Olympic champion sibilings Abe Hifumi and Uta have won early qualification for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the All Japan Judo Federation said.
Also named for the 26 July-12 August Games following a meeting of the development committee on Thursday (29 June) evening were Tsunoda Natsumi and Niizoe Saki.
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Abe Hifumi, Uta among four named early for Paris 2024 as Japan judo get head start

Teddy Riner and Clarisse Agbegnenou added to their world title tallies at the 62nd edition of the World Judo Championships in Doha, Qatar.
From 7-14 May, 600 competitors from approximately 100 countries competed for 15 world titles, including seven individual categories for men and women and a team event on

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2023 Judo World Championships in Doha, Qatar: All results and medal winners - Full list

Get ready for an exciting week of gripping action as the highly-anticipated 62nd edition of the World Judo Championships is set to take place from 7-14 May in Doha, Qatar.
For the first time in history, the capital city of the Arabian Gulf country will host this prestigious event, which

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2023 Judo World Championships in Doha, Qatar: Preview, schedule and how to watch

Tashkent, Uzbekistan, will host the 61st edition of the Judo World Championships, taking place from Thursday 6 to Wednesday 13 October 2022.
Japan’s history-making siblings Abe Hifumi and Uta, Canada’s reigning world champion Jessica Klimkait, and Tokyo 2020 gold medallists Lasha Bekauri of Georgia and Lukas Krpalek of Czech Republic

Japanese judoka Abe Hifumi (L) and Uta show their gold medal at Nippon Budokan in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo on July 25, 2021. Hifumi and Uta become the first Japanese siblings to earn the gold medal on the same day in Olympic history. Uta won the women's -52kg, and her brother Hifumi won the men's -60kg, respectively.   ( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

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2022 Judo World Championships in Tashkent: Preview, schedule and how to watch IJF stars compete for titles

Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

The Men's 66kg Judo Finals took place on 28/07/2024 at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Hifumi Abe from Japan won over Willian Lima from Brazil to claim the Gold, while Denis Vieru (MDA) took Bronze with a 1:0 win over Walide Khyar (FRA) and Gusman Kyrgyzbayev (KAZ) claimed the 2nd Bronze with a 1:0 victory over Strahinja Buncic (SRB).

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Men's 66kg Finals | Judo | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This event took place on 25/07/2021 at the Nippon Budokan, Tokyo. Abe Uta(JPN) claimed the Gold in the Women's -52kg and Abe Hifumi (JPN) in the Men's -66kg

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