Judo was first contested at the Olympics in 1964 when the Games took place in Tokyo. It became a permanent fixture on the Olympic program starting in 1972. Women's judo was later added as a medal ...

Japan's double world champion judoka Chizuru Arai won the gold medal in the women's -70 kg category ... preliminary matches by ippon--judo's equivalent of a knockout. In the quarter finals ...

In 2015, Holm captured the women’s bantamweight title with a headkick knockout of Ronda Rousey, who’s also an Olympic champ in Judo as well as a former teammate of Harrison’s. Holm ...

Claressa Shields added another knockout to her résumé to cement her status as one of the most decorated women's boxers ever to step in the ring. Shields dropped Danielle Perkins with less than ...