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Taking a look at Naoya Inoue's best career knockouts ahead of his fight against Ye Joon Kim.
The final day of the Tokyo Grand Slam concludes the 2024 World Tour of the International Judo Federation (IJF). As the crowds poured into the Tokyo Metropolitan gymnasium, a special treat awaited ...
The final day of the Tokyo Grand Slam concludes the 2024 World Tour of the International Judo Federation (IJF). As the crowds poured into the Tokyo Metropolitan gymnasium, a special treat awaited the ...
"Having so many events with first-time medals is a huge result for us," Vice Chef de Mission Kosei Inoue said Sunday. "We'll look to start our preparations early for the Los Angeles Games in four ...
"We had the best result at an Olympics outside home soil," Deputy Chef De Mission Kosei Inoue said on Sunday, noting that medals were won in 10 new disciplines for Japan.
It also came as Kosei Inoue, then the world’s best heavywight, retired at age 29 after a series of injuries and failing to qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
Former judoka Kosei Inoue, one of Ogata's deputies, reiterated at the press conference that the country has set a target of winning a total of 55 medals, 20 of them gold, but most questions from ...
The body is headed by Kosei Inoue, who was head coach of the men’s national team at the Tokyo Olympics. Jun Konno, a former Asian champion who serves in a senior role with the federation, said ...
American Cheryl Haworth took bronze. – Kosei Inoue of Japan won the men’s 100-kg judo crown, and Tang Lin of China captured the women’s 78-kg title.
The world of judo is evolving fast," Kosei Inoue, the head coach of the Japanese judo national team, told reporters. "I'm really frustrated as we ended up in the second place and couldn't live up to ...
Japanese judokas achieved a record gold medal rush for the host country at the Tokyo Games, but it was France's Teddy Riner who stole the show at the home of judo in the end.