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An Iranian athlete left his country after being told to lose on purpose, won silver at the Olympics for Mongolia, and dedicated the medal to Israel
Saeid Mollaei is from Iran but is representing Mongolia at the Tokyo Olympics. After winning silver…
Jackson Thompson
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A Russian judoka passed out on the mat after being put in a brutal chokehold by her Japanese opponent
Japan's Chizuru Arai put Russia's Madina Taimazova in a chokehold, temporarily leaving her passed o…
Scott Davis
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A judo coach fired up his black belt Olympian by violently shaking her and slapping her around the face
Though the footage may have raised eyebrows, Martyna Trajdos, a 32-year-old German, said this routi…
Alan Dawson
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An Olympic judoka has been suspended for refusing to compete against an Israeli competitor
Algerian athlete Fethi Nourine withdrew from the Olympics when he was matched with Israeli competit…
Alan Dawson
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Russia stops athletes in Putin's favorite sport, judo, from entering global competitions saying it is scared for their safety
The International Judo Federation cancelled its events in Russia, but said it would still allow Rus…
Barnaby Lane
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12 sanctioned oligarchs, including Usmanov, Abramovich, and Putin's former judo sparring partner, are linked to more than $1 billion worth of UK property
According to the report, the analysis found which oligarchs owned what through leaked offshore docu…
Sam Tabahriti
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16 people from All Japan Judo Federation test positive for Coronavirus
Japan's judo governing body said that those infected consist of 12 men and 4 women, including ma…
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Vladimir Putin was pulled to the floor by a female judo star and cut his finger during a sparring session for the cameras
Following his training with the judo team, Putin's spokesman admitted that the president injured hi…
Jake Kanter,Jake Kanter
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Meet Judo champion Avtar Singh whose Olympic dreams were once fading and will now represent India at Rio Olympics
Of course the pressure on our Indian athletes is building, but they have trained hard for it. Most …
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Egyptian Olympian refuses to shake hands with Israeli opponent after loss in judo
A match in the men's 100kg judo tournament at the Rio Olympics ended an ugly note when an Egyptian …
Cork Gaines
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Putin's Judo Dominance In 9 GIFs
When he's not pushing around neighboring countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin practices a nu…
Jeremy Bender
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Putin Ditches Car, Security, Takes Long Lone Walk Following Funeral Of Judo Coach
But he was so overcome following the funeral of his personal judo coach Anatoly Rachlin that he for…
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A 6000km journey to Olympics: Afghan judoka traverses five countries before realising Paris dream
Arab was merely 19 and had just broken into the Afghan judo team at that time. He will be represent…
PTI
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India's CWG medal hopes dented: Cricket, shooting, wrestling axed
In a significant setback to India's medal aspirations at the upcoming Commonwealth Games, crucial s…
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A 72-year-old VC who started running at 54 does 4 marathons a year. Here's how he fits running into his busy workday.
The president of an NYC venture-capital firm wants to run 100 marathons by his 100th birthday. He f…
Serafina Kenny
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Vinesh Phogat's silver hopes dashed! CAS dismisses Indian wrestler's plea for silver medal at Paris Olympics 2024
Vinesh Phogat's plea for a silver medal in the women's 50kg event at the Paris Olympics was dismiss…
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Paris Olympics: Manu Bhaker qualifies in women's 25m pistol, stays in contention for historic third medal
Manu Bhaker has emerged as India's top performer. Bhaker is now ranked second overall with a score …
ANI
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Paris Paralympics India: Recap of the Indian contingent's stellar progress and wins so far, future medal prospects, and more
India has achieved its best-ever performance at the 2024 Paris Paralympics, securing 24 medals whic…
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"Something in favour of Vinesh is going to come": WFI vice president on Phogat's disqualification verdict
Following the delay in the verdict on wrestler Vinesh Phogat's disqualification in the Paris Olympi…
ANI
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An Afghan Olympian once snuck into cycling races in a hijab. Then the Taliban took over.
Fariba Hashimi and her sister have defied the odds by escaping Afghanistan and racing at the Paris …