Judo

Epic matches, historic titles, big upsets: the 2019 judo world championships had it all.
The rise of teen prodigies Daria Bilodid and Uta Abe, the dominant performance from pound-for-pound king Shohei Ono and the tenacity of four-time world champion Clarisse Agbegnenou highlighted the event at the Nippon Budokan, where the

Daria Bilodid THUMB

Ten things we learned from the 2019 judo world championships

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

Sydney 2000 | Olympic Games

Highlights

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Modern Pentathlon World Cup 2017 – Kecskemét, Hungary

Japan's Inoue defeats Bosnia's Mekic in the preliminary Judo rounds.

Athens 2004 | Olympic Games

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Inoue vs Mekic in the -100Kg Judo preliminaries Athens 2004

United States of America

Simone

Simone Biles - Olympics.com

Sweden

Armand

Armand Duplantis - Olympics.com

Mikaela

Mikaela SHIFFRIN

Ilia

Ilia Malinin - Olympics.com

Kosei INOUE

Kosei

Shohei Ono is simply unbeatable.
The reigning Olympic champion demonstrated why many regard him as the world's best pound-for-pound judoka, by winning his third -73kg world title on Tuesday (27th August).
In a repeat of the Rio 2016 Olympic final, the Japanese defeated Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan by ippon to

Ono THUMB

Pound-for-pound king Shohei Ono reigns supreme in Tokyo to claim third judo world title

Athens 2004

Sydney 2000

Kosei INOUE

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Ten things we learned from the 2019 judo world championships

How Japan came to be a land of judo legends

Modern Pentathlon World Cup 2017 – Kecskemét, Hungary

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Olympic Results

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Ten things we learned from the 2019 judo world championships

How Japan came to be a land of judo legends

Modern Pentathlon World Cup 2017 – Kecskemét, Hungary

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Olympic Results

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