It's time for StoryCorps and a look at an Olympic pioneer in women's judo. It's a sport that wasn't allowed at the Olympics until 1988 when martial arts champion Rusty Kanokogi threatened to sue. She ...

Aug 7 (Gracenote) - Olympic judo women's 52kg final result in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Majlinda Kelmendi (Kosovo) beat Odette Giuffrida (Italy) 001s1-000 Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh explore the ...

A young woman recently approached Jim Nieto and told him matter-of-factly that she wanted to compete in the Olympics. He wasn't entirely sure how to react. The longtime Santa Monica judo coach didn't ...

Japan, the birthplace of judo, dominates the all-time Olympic medal table. Japan's 48 gold medals and 96 medals overall are far and away the most of any country. France (16 gold medals, 57 total ...

Toni Pepia ventured far from her hometown of Eltingville to do some major damage in the Judo world. The 25-year-old, second degree black belt made a name took her talents to Algeria last weekend and ...

LONDON, July 26 (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's female judo competitor will fight at the London Olympics "without a hijab", or Islamic headscarf, the sport's chief said on Thursday. Wodjan Ali Seraj ...