France claimed the judo gold medal in the first ... now has a tally of three golds and two bronze medals from his Olympics appearances. The success helped to make up for his shock loss in ...

* Qualifications: President of Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), President of the French National Olympic and Sports ...

The following candidates will stand for election to replace Thomas Bach as the president of the International Olympic ...

She added, “Thanks to Sensei Kawaishi, judo is very popular in France. I am forever grateful to him.” At the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, the first time judo was included in the competition ...

Svend Brodersen was fascinated with Japan as a child -- now the German goalkeeper plays in the country and is fondly known as ...

In an exit interview with the Associated Press this week, the outgoing IOC President did acknowledge that the future might ...

Japan’s Yuki Kawamura is currently the shortest NBA player, standing at just 5 feet 8 inches. Where does he rank amongst the ...

The nation's top rider is two-time Paris-Nice winner Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike), who heads up a group of 16 ...

Just imagine what the scene will be like inside the Tokyo Dome when the Dodgers and Cubs meet on Tuesday and Wednesday to ...

"Track and field is a religion in many parts of Africa," Coe added during an interview with France 24 and RFI ... stage a world championships or an Olympic Games in Africa,'" Coe said. " ...

Nordic combined has a rich history in the Olympics and potentially ... Although the governing body in France is not going to call the shots, it is teaming up with FIS to publicly and privately push ...

Kawamura was catapulted to international fame last year at the Paris Olympics. The stark contrast of the diminutive Japanese guard going up against the host nation’s 7-foot-3 center Victor ...