Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju poses after winning gold in the women's 63-kilogram category at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju poses after winning gold in the women's 63-kilogram category at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) is pictured after beating Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) is pictured after beating Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Haruka Kaju (white) competes against Canada's Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard in the women's 63-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 16, 2025.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France competes with her nails painted in blue, white and red -- the colors of her national flag -- in the women's judo 63-kilogram event on July 30, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France celebrates after winning the women's 63-kilogram final against Katarina Kristo of Croatia at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France acknowledges the crowd after winning the gold medal in the women's 63-kilogram event at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Judo: Paris Grand Slam

Clarisse Agbegnenou (blue) of France competes against Katarina Kristo of Croatia en route to winning the women's 63-kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo tournament on Feb. 3, 2024.

Asian Games: Judo

Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Miku Takaichi poses after winning gold in the judo women's 63-kilogram event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 25, 2023.

Asian Games: Judo

Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Miku Takaichi (white) and Tang Jing of China compete in the judo women's 63-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 25, 2023.

Asian Games: Judo

Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Miku Takaichi (white) and Tang Jing of China compete in the judo women's 63-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 25, 2023.

Asian Games: Judo

Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Miku Takaichi (white) and Tang Jing of China compete in the judo women's 63-kilogram final at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 25, 2023.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France bites into her medal after winning the women's 63-kilogram final for her sixth judo world championships gold in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France reacts after winning the women's 63-kilogram final for her sixth judo world championships gold in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Clarisse Agbegnenou (blue) of France is pictured after defeating Andreja Leski of Slovenia in the women's 63-kilogram final to claim her sixth judo world title in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Clarisse Agbegnenou (blue) of France and Andreja Leski of Slovenia compete during the women's 63-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Megumi Horikawa (white) is held down on the mat by Mexico's Prisca Awiti Alcaraz during a women's 63-kilogram third-round match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Miku Takaichi (blue) falls to the mat face down during a women's 63-kilogram third-round match against the Netherlands' Joanne van Lieshout at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 10, 2023.

Wrestling world championships

Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho holds her gold medal after beating Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

Wrestling world championships

Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho kisses her gold medal after beating Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

Wrestling world championships

Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho (R) and Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia compete in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

Wrestling world championships

Wrestling world championships

BUDAPEST, Hungary - Japan's Kaori Icho (R) and Soronzonbold Battsetseg of Mongolia compete in the 63-kilogram final of the wrestling world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Sept. 19, 2013. Icho won her eighth world title and first in two years.

World judo championships

World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Yarden Gerbi of Israel reacts after winning gold in the women's 63-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 29, 2013.

Tokyo Grand Slam judo

Tokyo Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Megumi Tsugane (R) attempts an inner-thigh sweep on fellow Japanese Kana Abe in the women's 63-kilogram final of the Tokyo Grand Slam judo tournament at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Dec. 1, 2012. Tsugane beat Abe on points to win her first title in the competition.

Japanese medalists at London Olympics

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.

Japanese Olympic delegation arrives back in Japan

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.

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho smiles with the gold medal she won in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012.

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho shouts after beating China's Jing Ruixue to win the gold in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012.

Obara, Icho win Olympic wrestling gold

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.

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho (C) celebrates after beating China's Jing Ruixue (L) to win the gold in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012.

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho responds to cheers with the Japanese national flag after winning the gold medal in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class at the 2012 London Olympics at the ExCeL venue on Aug. 8, 2012. Icho became the first Japanese female athlete to win three consecutive Olympic titles.

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho (top) pins down China's Jing Ruixue during the final of the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Icho beat Jing to win the gold medal.

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

Icho wins gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho (top) pins down Mongolia's Battsetseg Soronzonbold during the semifinals in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Icho beat Soronzonbold.

Icho takes gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

Icho takes gold in women's 63-kg wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho (R) fights Sweden's Henna Johansson during the quarterfinals in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram class at the ExCeL venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 8, 2012. Icho beat Johansson.

Japan's Icho arrives in London to compete in women's wrestling

Japan's Icho arrives in London to compete in women's wrestling

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Icho speaks to reporters on arriving at London's Heathrow Airport on Aug. 3, 2012. She will compete in the women's wrestling 63-kilogram division at the 2012 London Olympics.

Olympic women's 63-kg judo

Olympic women's 63-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (R) poses with the bronze medal she won in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Also shown are (from L) China's Xu Lili with silver, Slovenia's Urska Zolnir with gold and France's Gevrise Emane with another bronze.

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno poses with the bronze medal she won in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012.

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno smiles with the bronze medal she won in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012.

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (L) fights South Korea's Joung Da Woon during the quarterfinals in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Ueno lost to Joung.

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

Japan's Ueno claims judo bronze at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Yoshie Ueno (front) takes on Croatia's Marijana Miskovic during the round of 16 in the women's judo 63-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 31, 2012. Ueno beat Miskovic.

Icho books Olympic berth

Icho books Olympic berth

TOKYO, Japan - Kaori Icho (top) and Rio Watari wrestle during the final of the women's 63-kilogram class at the national championships in Tokyo on Dec. 23, 2011. Icho won the title for the third time in a row and secured a ticket to the 2012 London Olympics.

Icho wins 7th consecutive world title

Icho wins 7th consecutive world title

ISTANBUL, Turkey - Japan's Kaori Icho holds the gold medal after beating Marianna Sastin of Hungary in the final women's 63-kilogram division at the world wrestling championships in Istanbul, Turkey, on Sept. 15, 2011. Icho, who has also won gold medals at the last two Olympics, clinched her seventh crown in the 63-kg class at the world championships.