Olympic Judo News

Young Azerbaijani judo fighter Natig Gurbanli weighing in at 50 kg and female judo fighter Leyla Aliyeva at 44 kg has garnered gold medals in the European Cup in Bielsko-Biala, Poland.

Edinburgh Judo Club's Sarah Adlington returned from her 12-month injury nightmare to claim a silver medal at the British Judo Open in London yesterday.

YOUNGSTERS in the care of Scotland's councils are being sexually exploited by the vice trade, an FoI probe has shown.

Ryu Shichinohe vanquished Daiki Kamikawa in the men's over 100-kg final to defend the title at the All Japan invitational weight class championships on Sunday.

Around 8,000 women are expected to race in Glasgow later in the largest female running event in the UK.

This year's fantastic programme features Radio Scotland presenter Bryan Burnett, who will again be the official compere, while the celebrity starters include Olympic silver medal winning judo player Gemma Gibbons and television presenter Carol Smillie.

THORNBURY judoka Sally Conway firmly put her European Championship disappointment behind her with a bronze medal at the Baku Grand Slam in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani judo fighters have claimed a clutch of seven medals, including three golds, a silver and three bronze medals at Grand Slam judo tournament at Sarhadchi Olympic Sports Center in Baku.

The Rio Olympics are still three years away, but Whitby's Kelita Zupancic seems to be on track to chase a medal once they arrive.

Canada's Kelita Zupancic won a gold medal in the women's under-70 kg event at the Baku Grand Slam judo tournament.

Sally Conway underlined her promise by claiming bronze at the Baku Grand Slam a week after losing her first bout at the European Judo Championships.

In this May 21, 2012 file photo, members of a Saudi female soccer team practice at a secret location in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Two judo players, a tennis player and a fencer are the winners of the latest Team Bath athlete of the month awards, demonstrating the breadth of sporting talent at the University of Bath.

Comments by Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose denigrating Istanbul's bid for the 2020 Olympics sends organizers scrambling to reassure the IOC that it knows the rules.

The Illinois Elite Judo Club has had a busy spring season, competing in four tournaments with many local residents placing.

PanARMENIAN.Net - Chief coach of Armenian judo team Tigran Babayan has expressed dissatisfaction with the athletes' performance at the European Championships.

Former world champion Takamasa Anai said Sunday he will draw the curtain on his career after competing in the men's under 100-kg category in Monday's All Japan Judo Championship at Tokyo's Nippon Budokan.

Israel has won its second bronze medal at the European Judo Championships in Hungary.

Leith's Patrick Dawson lost to Russian Musa Mogushkov in the first round of the Under-73kg event at the European Judo Championships in Budapest.

Israeli judoist Yarden Gerbi took the bronze medal for the under-63kg competition at the Judo European Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.