Japan women win team gold at judo c'ships

Japan women win team gold at judo c'ships

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Members of Japan's women judo team -- (standing, from L) Megumi Tachimoto, Kana Abe, Miki Tanaka and Akari Ogata, and (sitting, from L) Yuki Hashimoto, Haruka Tachimoto and Anzu Yamamoto -- pose with the gold medals they won in the team event at the world judo championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sept. 1, 2013.

Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

Japan judo athletes leave for Paris

NARITA, Japan - Akari Ogata (far L), member of London Olympics, and other judo athletes are pictured at Narita airport near Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2013, before departing for the Paris Grand Slam. Their departures came amid revelations that top female judoka had been subjected to physical and verbal abuse by coaching staff. Masaru Tanabe, who has temporarily replaced then head coach Ryuji Sonoda, is seen 4th from left front.

Ogata crashes out of judo competition at London

Ogata crashes out of judo competition at London

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Akari Ogata (R) reacts after losing to Dutch Marhinde Verkerk in the round of 16 in the women's judo 78-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 2, 2012.

Ogata crashes out of judo competition at London

Ogata crashes out of judo competition at London

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Akari Ogata (bottom) and Dutchwoman Marhinde Verkerk compete in the women's 78-kg class in the second round at the London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012. Ogata lost to Verkerk.

Ogata crashes out of judo competition at London

Ogata crashes out of judo competition at London

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Akari Ogata (back) and Dutchwoman Marhinde Verkerk compete in the women's 78-kg class in the second round at the London Olympics on Aug. 2, 2012. Ogata lost to Verkerk.

Japan's Ogata beats S. Korean Jeong in women's 78-kg judo at London

Japan's Ogata beats S. Korean Jeong in women's 78-kg judo at London

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Akari Ogata (L) fights South Korea's Jeong Gyeong Mi during a first round match in the women's judo 78-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on Aug. 2, 2012. Ogata beat Jeong.

Japan's Ruika Sato wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam juto

Japan's Ruika Sato wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam juto

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Akari Ogata (L) attempts to throw her compatriot Ruika Sato during the women's 78kg-class final at the Grand Slam judo event in Rio de Janeiro on May 23, 2010. Sato won the event.

Japan's Ogata wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam judo

Japan's Ogata wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Akari Ogata (front) overpowers compatriot Sayaka Anai in the women's 78-kilogram-class final at Grand Slam Tokyo 2009 international judo tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009. Ogata won the gold.

Japan's Ruika Sato wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam juto

Japan's Ruika Sato wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam juto

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Akari Ogata (L) attempts to throw her compatriot Ruika Sato during the women's 78kg-class final at the Grand Slam judo event in Rio de Janeiro on May 23, 2010. Sato won the event. (Kyodo)

Japan's Ogata wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam judo

Japan's Ogata wins women's 78kg-class at Grand Slam judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Akari Ogata (front) overpowers compatriot Sayaka Anai in the women's 78-kilogram-class final at Grand Slam Tokyo 2009 international judo tournament in Tokyo on Dec. 11, 2009. Ogata won the gold. (Kyodo)