Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao reacts after beating compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao reacts after beating compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao reacts after beating compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (white) competes against compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (white) competes against compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (white) competes against compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (white) competes against compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (white) competes against compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (white) competes against compatriot Goki Tajima in the men's 90-kilogram final at the world judo championships in Budapest on June 17, 2025.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Georgia's Lasha Bekauri (C) poses after winning gold in the men's judo 90-kilogram final on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in the French capital, with silver medalist Sanshiro Murao of Japan (L) and bronze medalist Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou of France.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan (L) takes a selfie on the podium after winning silver in the men's judo 90-kilogram final on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in the French capital, alongside (from 2nd from L) gold medalist Lasha Bekauri of Georgia, bronze medalists Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou of France and Theodoros Tselidis of Greece.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Georgia's Lasha Bekauri (R) poses after winning gold in the men's judo 90-kilogram final on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in the French capital, with silver medalist Sanshiro Murao of Japan.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Lasha Bekauri (2nd from L) of Georgia poses for a photo after winning gold in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris, alongside silver medalist Sanshiro Murao (far L) of Japan and bronze medalists Maxime-Gael Ngayap Hambou (2nd from R) of France and Theodoros Tselidis of Greece.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan poses with his silver medal for the men's judo 90-kilogram class at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan is pictured with his silver medal for the men's judo 90-kilogram class at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan is pictured after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan is pictured after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan bows after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan reacts after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao (blue) of Japan is pictured after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan bows after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao of Japan reacts after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao (blue) of Japan competes against Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao (blue) of Japan competes against Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao (blue) of Japan competes against Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao (blue) of Japan competes against Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Paris Olympics: Judo

Paris Olympics: Judo

Sanshiro Murao (blue) of Japan reacts after losing to Lasha Bekauri of Georgia in the men's judo 90-kilogram final at the Paris Olympics on July 31, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Georgia's Luka Maisuradze (R) reacts after defeating compatriot Lasha Bekauri in the men's 90-kilogram final at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

Judo: World championships

Judo: World championships

Japan's Sanshiro Murao (blue) competes against Ivan Felipe Silva Morales of Cuba in the men's 90-kilogram bronze medal match at the judo world championships in Doha, Qatar, on May 11, 2023.

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - Mika Kitagishi (C) lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during a "mocha-age" lifting competition at Daigo-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014. Kitagishi won the women's section of the annual event, held to wish for good health, by holding the rice cake for a record-breaking time of 11 minutes and 11 seconds.

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A female participant lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during a "mocha-age" lifting competition at Daigo-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014. The annual event is held to wish for good health.

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

Giant rice cake-lifting festival at Kyoto temple

KYOTO, Japan - A female participant lifts a 90-kilogram rice cake during a "mocha-age" lifting competition at Daigo-ji, a temple in Kyoto, western Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014. The annual event is held to wish for good health.

S. Korean Song wins gold in Olympic men's 90-kg judo

S. Korean Song wins gold in Olympic men's 90-kg judo

LONDON, Britain - South Korea's Song Dae Nam poses with the gold medal he won in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Song beat Cuba's Asley Gonzalez in the final match.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japanese bronze medalist Masashi Nishiyama (far R) poses for photos during the award ceremony for the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama poses with the bronze medal he won in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama (front) fights Russia's Kirill Denisov during one of the matches for third place in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Nishiyama beat Denisov.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama (L) fights Uzbekistan's Dilshod Choriev during the consolation match in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Nishiyama beat Choriev.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama (bottom) struggles against South Korea's Song Dae Nam during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Nishiyama lost to Song.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama (L) fights South Korea's Song Dae Nam during the quarterfinals in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Nishiyama lost to Song.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama (back) takes on Kazakhstan's Timur Bolat during the round of 16 in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Nishiyama beat Bolat.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama (L) fights Kyrgyzstan's Chingiz Mamedov during a first-round match in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Nishiyama beat Mamedov.

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

Japan's Nishiyama wins bronze in Olympic men's judo

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Masashi Nishiyama (L) takes on Kyrgyzstan's Chingiz Mamedov during a first round match in the men's judo 90-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 1, 2012. Nishiyama beat Mamedov.

Nishiyama settles for sliver

Nishiyama settles for sliver

PARIS, France - Japan's Daiki Nishiyama settles for silver after being defeated by Ilias Iliadis of Greece in the men's 90-kilogram class final at the world judo championships in Paris on Aug. 26, 2011.

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Greece's Ilias Iliadis (L), the Athens Olympic champion, reacts after beating Daiki Nishiyama in the men's 90-kilogram final at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010.

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Greece's Ilias Iliadis (R), the Athens Olympic champion, consoles Daiki Nishiyama of Japan after they won the men's 90-kilogram gold and silver medals, respectively, at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010.

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Daiki Nishiyama (back) competes with Athens Olympic champion Ilias Iliadis of Greece in the men's 90-kilogram final at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010. Iliadis defeated Nishiyama to win the gold.

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

Iliadis wins gold, Nishiyama grabs silver at judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Athens Olympic champion Ilias Iliadis of Greece throws down Daiki Nishiyama of Japan for an ippon in the men's 90-kilogram final at the World Judo Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2010. Iliadis won the gold.

Georgia's Tsirekidze captures Olympic judo 90-kg gold

Georgia's Tsirekidze captures Olympic judo 90-kg gold

BEIJING, China - Georgia's Irakli Tsirekidze celebrates after capturing the men's 90-kilogram class judo gold at the Beijing Olympics by defeating Amar Benikhlef of Ageria in the final at Beijing University of Science and Technology Stadium on Aug. 13.

Izumi wins 90-kg gold at Super World Cup judo meet

Izumi wins 90-kg gold at Super World Cup judo meet

HUMBURG, Germany - Japan's Hiroshi Izumi (in blue) captures the gold medal in the men's 90-kilogram class with an ippon victory over Sergei Aschwanden of Switzerland at the Super World Cup judo tournament in Hamburg, Germany on Feb. 24.

Izumi wins 90-kg gold at Super World Cup judo meet

Izumi wins 90-kg gold at Super World Cup judo meet

HUMBURG, Germany - Japan's Hiroshi Izumi (in blue) captures the gold medal in the men's 90-kilogram class with an ippon victory over Sergei Aschwanden of Switzerland at the Super World Cup judo tournament in Hamburg, Germany on Feb. 24.