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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (2nd from L) poses after winning gold in the women's judo 48-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024, alongside silver medalist Baasankhuu Bavuudorj (L) of Mongolia as well as bronze medalists Shirine Boukli (2nd from R) of France and Tara Babulfath of Sweden.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda poses during the medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's judo 48-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda poses during the medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's judo 48-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates during the medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's judo 48-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda sheds a tear during the medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's judo 48-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda sheds a tear during the medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's judo 48-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda sheds a tear during the medal ceremony after winning gold in the women's judo 48-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (white) is pictured after beating Baasankhuu Bavuudorj of Mongolia in the women's judo 48-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (white) beats Baasankhuu Bavuudorj of Mongolia in the women's judo 48-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (white) competes in the women's judo 48-kilogram final against Baasankhuu Bavuudorj of Mongolia at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (white) competes in the women's judo 48-kilogram final against Baasankhuu Bavuudorj of Mongolia at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (white) competes in the women's judo 48-kilogram final against Baasankhuu Bavuudorj of Mongolia at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 27, 2024.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda of Japan poses with her gold medal after defeating Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda of Japan poses with her gold medal after defeating Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda (blue) of Japan grapples with Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda (blue) of Japan competes against Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda (blue) of Japan competes against Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships in Doha

Sabina Giliazova (L) of Russia, participating as a neutral athlete, faces Blandine Pont of France in the first round of the women's 48-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships in Doha

Sabina Giliazova (R) of Russia, participating as a neutral athlete, faces Blandine Pont of France in the first round of the women's 48-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Natsumi Tsunoda of Japan poses with her gold medal after winning the women's 48-kilogram judo final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (white) competes en route to beating Kazakhstan's Abiba Abuzhakynova in the judo women's 48 kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Natsumi Tsunoda (white) competes en route to beating Kazakhstan's Abiba Abuzhakynova in the judo women's 48 kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 24, 2023.

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Judo: Ukrainian Olympic medalist Daria Bilodid

Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid, bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 48-kilogram category, gives an interview in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on June 8, 2023, commenting on her country's possible boycott of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Judo: Ukrainian Olympic medalist Daria Bilodid

Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid, bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 48-kilogram category, trains in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on June 8, 2023, amid fears her country could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Judo: Ukrainian Olympic medalist Daria Bilodid

Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid, bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 48-kilogram category, trains in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on June 8, 2023, amid fears her country could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Judo: Ukrainian Olympic medalist Daria Bilodid

Ukrainian judoka Daria Bilodid (L), bronze medalist at the Tokyo Olympics in the women's 48-kilogram category, trains in Ukraine's capital Kyiv on June 8, 2023, amid fears her country could boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda (blue) of Japan competes against Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda (blue) of Japan competes against Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda (blue) of Japan grapples with Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda of Japan poses with her gold medal after defeating Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Natsumi Tsunoda of Japan poses with her gold medal after defeating Shirine Boukli of France in the women's 48-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships in Doha

Sabina Giliazova (R) of Russia, participating as a neutral athlete, faces Blandine Pont of France in the first round of the women's 48-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Judo: World championships in Doha

Sabina Giliazova (L) of Russia, participating as a neutral athlete, faces Blandine Pont of France in the first round of the women's 48-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 7, 2023.

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Paris Grand Slam judo

PARIS, France - Japan's Haruna Asami (top) fights Laetitia Payet of France during the women's 48-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 9, 2013. Reigning world champion Asami won the title.

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Japan's Tosaka claims gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

TASKENT, Uzbekistan - Japan's Eri Tosaka (bottom) competes against Iwona Nina Matkowska of Poland in the women's 48-kilogram class final at the wrestling world championships on Sept. 10, 2014, in Taskent, Uzbekistan. Tosaka, 21, won 10-2, to defend her title.

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Tosaka wins gold at wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Eri Tosaka holds the gold medal after winning the women's 48-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Budapest on Sept. 18, 2013.

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Tosaka wins gold at wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Eri Tosaka (R) wrestles with Mayelis Caripa Castillo of Venezuela in the women's 48-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Budapest on Sept. 18, 2013. Tosaka won the gold medal.

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Tosaka wins gold at wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Eri Tosaka (L) attacks Mayelis Caripa Castillo of Venezuela in the women's 48-kilogram final at the wrestling world championships in Budapest on Sept. 18, 2013. Tosaka won the gold medal.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Mongolia's Urantsetseg Munkhbat (R) defeats Japan's Haruna Asami by ippon in the women's 48-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Haruna Asami (L) and Urantsetseg Munkhbat of Mongolia fight in the women's 48-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 26, 2013. Munkhbat won the gold medal after defeating Asami by ippon.

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Former women's judo world champion Fukumi retires

TOKYO, Japan - Judoka Tomoko Fukumi, who won the 2009 world championship in the women's 48-kilogram class, announces her retirement at a press conference in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, on April 15, 2013.

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Paris Grand Slam judo

PARIS, France - Japan's Haruna Asami (R) fights Laetitia Payet of France during the women's 48-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 9, 2013. Reigning world champion Asami won the title.

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Tosaka takes 48-kg silver at women's worlds

EDMONTON, Canada - Japan's Eri Tosaka with a silver medal sheds tears at the awards ceremony after being defeated by Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the 48-kilogram final of the women's world wrestling championships in Strathcona County, Canada, on Sept. 29, 2012.

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Tosaka takes 48-kg silver at women's worlds

EDMONTON, Canada - Japan's Eri Tosaka (L) grapples with Vanesa Kaladzinskaya of Belarus in the 48-kilogram final of the women's world wrestling championships in Strathcona County, Canada, on Sept. 29, 2012. Tosaka lost and captured the silver medal.

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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese gold medalists at the London Olympics, (from L front) Ryota Murata (men's middleweight boxing), Kohei Uchimura (men's gymnastics individual all-around), Hitomi Obara (women's wrestling 48-kilogram class), Saori Yoshida (women's wrestling 55-kilogram class), Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (men's 66 kilogram freestyle wrestling), Kaori Icho (women's wrestling 63-kilogram class) and Kaori Matsumoto (women's judo 57-kilogram category) pose for photos with other medalists in Tokyo on Aug. 14, 2012.

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Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

NARITA, Japan - (From front) Kaori Icho, Hitomi Obara and Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu arrive at Narita airport from London on Aug. 14, 2012, with other members of the Japanese Olympic delegation. Icho, Obara and Yonemitsu respectively won the gold medal in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class, the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class and the men's 66-kilogram freestyle wrestling at the London Olympics.

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Obara, Icho win Olympic wrestling gold

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (R) holds up the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class while Kaori Icho (L) holds the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class of the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara bites the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara (lower) takes on Azerbaijan's Mariya Stadnyk in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class final at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Obara beat Stadnyk to win the gold.

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Obara wins gold in women's 48-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Hitomi Obara holds up the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 48-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.