Judo scandal

Judo scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Former world judo champion Kaori Yamaguchi, chairman of a special committee on women's sports of the Japanese Olympic Committee, answers a reporter's question in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2013, after its meeting on the issue of top female judoka having been subjected to alleged physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. The special committee, which received the athletes' complaint in December, reported on some of the details in the document.

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