Teddy Riner

Judo team carries Japan to record-setting Olympic start

By Greg Beacham Jul. 31, 2021 09:28 AM EDT

Taiwan's Wang Chi-Lin, left, and Lee Yang compete against China's Li Jun Hui and Liu Yu Chen during their men's doubles gold medal Badminton match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 31, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

Olympic Latest: Bencic wins tennis gold for Switzerland

Jul. 30, 2021 08:57 PM EDT

Mbagnick Ndiaye of Senegal, left, and Tamerlan Bashaev of the Russian Olympic Committee compete during their men's +100kg elimination round judo match at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Judo star Teddy Riner misses gold mark, satisfied by bronze

By Greg Beacham Jul. 30, 2021 12:53 AM EDT

Michael Andrew, of United States, comes off the pool after swimming in the men's 200-meter individual medley final at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Friday, July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Olympics Latest: US mixed relay team reinstated after appeal

Jul. 29, 2021 09:18 PM EDT

Shohei Ono of Japan reacts after winning the men's -73kg judo final match against Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia, at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, July 26, 2021. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

Shohei Ono: Judo's elusive star dominates another Olympics

By Greg Beacham Jul. 26, 2021 10:39 AM EDT

FILE - In this Friday, Aug. 12, 2016 file photo, France's Teddy Riner, left, competes against Japan's Hisayoshi Harasawa for the gold medal during the men's over 100-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics, and the Japanese team is under a world of pressure. All of Japan’s stars will be tested, and not all are gold medal favorites. The rest of the world has dynamic champions, and the biggest is 6-foot-8 French heavyweight Teddy Riner, who won two Olympic gold medals and went undefeated in 154 consecutive matches for a full decade from 2010 to 2020 until he lost twice last year. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber, File)

The Latest: 3rd Czech athlete tests positive in Tokyo

Jul. 21, 2021 09:45 PM EDT

South Africa's Olympic soccer team members, wearing face masks, leave the training venue in Chiba, east of Tokyo, Monday, July 19, 2021. Two South African soccer players have become the first athletes inside the Olympic Village to test positive for COVID-19. The Tokyo Games open on Friday. (Kyodo News via AP)

Medal predictions for events at the Tokyo Olympics

Jul. 19, 2021 05:57 AM EDT

Japanese judokas take center stage at Budokan in Olympics

By The Associated Press Jul. 02, 2021 12:30 PM EDT
HIGHLIGHTS FROM RIO: Japan topped the medal table again with three golds and 12 total, reasserting itself as the sport's dominant team behind fearsome...

FILE - Aaron Wolf of Japan walks off the mat after winning against Varlam Liparteliani of Georgia in the men's 100kg category at the World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary, in this Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017, file photo. Judo is coming home at the Tokyo Olympics “It’s such a lucky opportunity to attend the Olympics in Japan where judo was born," Japanese Olympian Aaron Wolf recently told Japan's Sportiva magazine. “I want to win on this stage. My goal is a gold medal.” (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP, File)

Japan sending powerhouse team when judo comes home in Tokyo

By Greg Beacham Jun. 30, 2021 01:03 PM EDT