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Judo: World championships

Mao Arai of Japan poses with the silver medal she won in the women's over 78-kilogram event at the judo world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Mao Arai (blue) of Japan competes against Kim Ha Yun of South Korea in the women's over 78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Mao Arai (blue) of Japan competes against Kim Ha Yun of South Korea in the women's over 78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Mao Arai (blue) of Japan competes against Kim Ha Yun of South Korea in the women's over 78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Mao Arai (blue) of Japan competes against Kim Ha Yun of South Korea in the women's over 78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Mao Arai of Japan reacts after losing to Kim Ha Yun of South Korea in the women's over 78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Budapest, Hungary, on June 19, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Kurena Ikeda poses after winning bronze in the women's 78-kilogram category at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 18, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Kurena Ikeda (white) beats Slovenia's Metka Lobnik by ippon in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal contest at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 18, 2025.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Kurena Ikeda (white) competes against Slovenia's Metka Lobnik in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal contest at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 18, 2025.

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Judo: Japan national women's team gets 1st female head coach

Maki Tsukada, the women's 78-kilogram judo gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2024, after assuming the post of head coach of Japan's national women's judo team. The nation's judo governing body decided earlier in the day on the first female head coach of its women's national team.

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Judo: Japan national women's team gets 1st female head coach

Maki Tsukada, the women's 78-kilogram judo gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2024, after assuming the post of head coach of Japan's national women's judo team. The nation's judo governing body decided earlier in the day on the first female head coach of its women's national team.

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Judo: Japan national women's team gets 1st female head coach

Maki Tsukada, the women's 78-kilogram judo gold medalist at the 2004 Athens Olympics, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Oct. 9, 2024, after assuming the post of head coach of Japan's national women's judo team. The nation's judo governing body decided earlier in the day on the first female head coach of its women's national team.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Rika Takayama jumps ahead of the judo women's 78-kilogram quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ de Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Inbar Lanir of Israel poses for a photo after winning the silver in the women's judo 78-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Inbar Lanir (R) of Israel competes against Alice Bellandi of Italy in the women's judo 78-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Inbar Lanir of Israel takes her own photo after winning the silver in the women's judo 78-kilogram event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Rika Takayama reacts after losing to Portugal's Patricia Sampaio in the women's judo 78-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Rika Takayama (white) reacts after losing to Portugal's Patricia Sampaio in the women's judo 78-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Rika Takayama (C) reacts after losing to Portugal's Patricia Sampaio in the women's judo 78-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Rika Takayama (white) competes against Portugal's Patricia Sampaio in the women's judo 78-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

Japan's Rika Takayama (white) competes against Portugal's Patricia Sampaio in the women's judo 78-kilogram bronze medal contest at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 1, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Asian Games: Judo

Wakaba Tomita of Japan poses with her bronze medal in the women's over-78-kilogram judo event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Rika Takayama of Japan poses with her silver medal in the women's 78-kilogram judo event at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Wakaba Tomita is pictured after losing to Xu Shiyan of China in the judo women's over-78-kilogram semifinals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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Asian Games: Judo

Japan's Wakaba Tomita (blue) competes against Xu Shiyan of China in the judo women's over-78-kilogram semifinals at the Asian Games in Hangzhou, China, on Sept. 26, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Akira Sone (blue) takes on Julia Tolofua of France in the women's over-78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha on May 13, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Akira Sone (blue) takes on Julia Tolofua of France in the women's over-78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha on May 13, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Akira Sone (blue) defeats Julia Tolofua of France in the women's over-78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha on May 13, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Akira Sone (blue) takes on Julia Tolofua of France in the women's over-78-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha on May 13, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Akira Sone poses with the gold medal after winning the women's over-78-kilogram division title at the judo world championships in Doha on May 13, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Shori Hamada (white) competes against Alice Bellandi of Italy in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Shori Hamada (white) competes against Alice Bellandi of Italy in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Shori Hamada bows after being beaten by Alice Bellandi of Italy in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Shori Hamada (white) is beaten by Alice Bellandi of Italy in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Shori Hamada (white) is pictured after being beaten by Alice Bellandi of Italy in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Japan's Shori Hamada (white) competes against Alice Bellandi of Italy in the women's 78-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Judo: World championships

Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Shori Hamada of Japan (blue) suffers a waza-ari against Audrey Tcheumeo of France in a women's 78-kilogram quarterfinal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 12, 2023.

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Paris Grand Slam judo

PARIS, France - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto stands on the podium during the award ceremony after winning the women's over-78 kilogram gold at the Paris Grand Slam judo competition in the French capital on Feb. 10, 2013.

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Paris Grand Slam judo

PARIS, France - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto (R) takes on Cuba's London Olympic champion Idalys Ortiz during the women's over-78 kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo competition in the French capital on Feb. 10, 2013. Tachimoto defeated Ortiz, who was disqualified for her fourth penalty, and won the gold.

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Paris Grand Slam judo

PARIS, France - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto (L) takes on Cuba's London Olympic champion Idalys Ortiz during the women's over-78 kilogram final at the Paris Grand Slam judo competition in the French capital on Feb. 10, 2013. Tachimoto defeated Ortiz, who was disqualified for her fourth penalty, and won the gold.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Photo shows (from L) women's over 78-kilogram class silver medalist Maria Suelen Altheman of Brazil, gold medalist Idalys Ortiz of Cuba and bronze medalists Megumi Tachimoto of Japan and Lee Jung Eun of South Korea at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 31, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Cuba's Idalys Ortiz celebrates after winning gold in the women's over 78-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 31, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto holds her bronze medal after winning the third-place playoff of the women's over 78-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 31, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto (top) defeats Larisa Ceric of Bosnia and Herzegovina by ippon in the third-place playoff of the women's over 78-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 31, 2013.

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World judo championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Japan's Megumi Tachimoto (L) defeats Larisa Ceric of Bosnia and Herzegovina by ippon in the third-place playoff of the women's over 78-kilogram class at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 31, 2013.

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Judo world championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Sol Kyong (front) of North Korea beats Marhinde Verkerk of the Netherlands to win gold in the women's 78-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Judo world championships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Sol Kyong (front) of North Korea reacts after beating Marhinde Verkerk of the Netherlands to win gold in the women's 78-kilogram final of the judo world championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Aug. 30, 2013.

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Saudi Arabia's 1st female Olympian

LONDON, Britain - Wojdan Shaherkani of Saudi Arabia takes part in the first round match in the women's judo over 78-kilogram class at the ExCeL competition venue at the 2012 London Olympics on Aug. 3, 2012. Shaherkani became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete in the Olympics.

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Sugimoto wins silver in Olympic women's over 78-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's silver medalist Mika Sugimoto (far L) and other judokas celebrate at the award ceremony for the women's judo over 78-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 3, 2012.

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Sugimoto wins silver in Olympic women's over 78-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Mika Sugimoto smiles with the silver medal she won in the women's judo over 78-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 3, 2012.