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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe poses after winning gold in the women's 52-kilogram category at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe reacts after defeating Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi in the women's 52-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe (white) reacts after defeating Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi in the women's 52-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe (white) competes against Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi in the women's 52-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe (white) competes against Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi in the women's 52-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe (white) competes against Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi in the women's 52-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe (white) competes against Kosovo's Distria Krasniqi in the women's 52-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe acknowledges the crowd after winning gold in the women's 52-kilogram category at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe poses after winning gold in the women's 52-kilogram category at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Uta Abe poses after winning gold in the women's 52-kilogram category at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 14, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Tokyo Olympics judo women's 52-kilogram gold medalist Uta Abe of Japan trains in Budapest on June 12, 2025, ahead of the world championships opening the next day in the Hungarian capital.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Tokyo Olympics judo women's 52-kilogram gold medalist Uta Abe of Japan trains in Budapest on June 12, 2025, ahead of the world championships opening the next day in the Hungarian capital.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Tokyo Olympics judo women's 52-kilogram gold medalist Uta Abe of Japan trains in Budapest on June 12, 2025, ahead of the world championships opening the next day in the Hungarian capital.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Diyora Keldiyorova (white) of Uzbekistan beats Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second-round match at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan celebrates after beating Distria Krasniqi of Kosovo in the women's judo 52-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 28, 2024, at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan buries her face into her coach's chest after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (blue) of Japan cries after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (blue) of Japan reacts after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (blue) of Japan reacts after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan cries after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan cries after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan cries after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan bows after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (blue) of Japan is beaten by Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe of Japan reacts after losing to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (blue) of Japan is beaten by Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan by ippon in a women's judo 52-kilogram second round match at the Paris Olympics at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024.

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Huge mural of judoka Uta Abe in Kobe

Huge mural of judoka Uta Abe in Kobe

A giant mural of Tokyo Olympic women's 52-kilogram judo champion Uta Abe of Japan is unveiled on the side of a building in the western Japan city of Kobe on July 26, 2024.

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Judo: Uta Abe

Judo: Uta Abe

Tokyo Olympic and two-time reigning world champion in women's 52-kilogram judo division Uta Abe of Japan speaks to the press at Tokyo's Haneda airport before they depart for Paris for the Olympic Games on July 23, 2024.

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Judo: Uta Abe ahead of Paris Olympics

Judo: Uta Abe ahead of Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympic judo women's 52-kilogram gold medalist Uta Abe gives an interview in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer.

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Judo: Uta Abe ahead of Paris Olympics

Judo: Uta Abe ahead of Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympic judo women's 52-kilogram gold medalist Uta Abe gives an interview in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer.

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Judo: Uta Abe ahead of Paris Olympics

Judo: Uta Abe ahead of Paris Olympics

Tokyo Olympic judo women's 52-kilogram gold medalist Uta Abe gives an interview in Tokyo on April 2, 2024, ahead of the Paris Olympics this summer.

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Judo: Abe siblings

Judo: Abe siblings

Tokyo Olympic champion siblings Hifumi (R) and Uta Abe pose after winning gold in the men's 66 kilogram category and the women's 52 kilogram category at judo's Antalya Grand Slam in Antalya, Turkey, on March 29, 2024.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Uta Abe celebrates after claiming gold in the women's 52-kilogram at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Uta Abe celebrates after claiming gold in the women's 52-kilogram at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) takes on Croatia's Ana Viktorija Puljiz in the second round of the women's 52-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe celebrates after beating Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe is pictured before taking on Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) reacts after beating Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Uta Abe celebrates after claiming gold in the women's 52-kilogram at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japanese Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Uta Abe celebrates after claiming gold in the women's 52-kilogram at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) competes against Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe is pictured before taking on Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe celebrates after beating Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Tokyo Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) reacts after beating Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova in the women's 52-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Olympic champion Uta Abe (white) takes on Croatia's Ana Viktorija Puljiz in the second round of the women's 52-kilogram category at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 8, 2023.

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