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Ex-judo world champion Haga announces retirement

Ryunosuke Haga, former judo world champion and bronze medalist in the men's 100-kilogram event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo to announce his retirement from competition on Jan. 20, 2025.

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Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese judoka Kosei Inoue receives a bouquet of flowers after at a news conference in Tokyo on May 2 where he announced his retirement from the sport. ''I have no regrets,'' said Inoue, 29. Inoue won the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold and three straight world titles from 1999.

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Kosei Inoue, ex-judo world champion, retires

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese judoka Kosei Inoue speaks at a news conference in Tokyo May 2 announcing his retirement from the sport. ''I have no regrets,'' said Inoue, 29, who saw his Olympic hopes dashed after losing in the quarterfinals of the national judo championship on April 29. Inoue won the 2000 Sydney Olympic gold and three straight world titles from 1999.

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Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Isao Inokuma, who was found dead in an apparent suicide at a company he ran in Tokyo, the police said Sept. 29. He was 63. Police said an employee of Tokai Kensetsu (Tokai Construction) found Inokuma collapsed in a pool of blood in his office with stab wounds in his upper body on the night of Sept. 28.

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Ex-judo champ Yamashita speaks to press on return to IJF as director

Yasuhiro Yamashita, vice president of the All Japan Judo Federation who has returned to the International Judo Federation as a director on its Executive Committee, answers a reporter's question on Aug. 21, 2015, in Astana, Kazakhstan, where the World Judo Championships took place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-judo champ Uemura speaks to press on return to IJF as director

Haruki Uemura, president of the Kodokan Judo Institute who has returned to the International Judo Federation as a director on its Executive Committee, speaks with a reporter on Aug. 21, 2015, in Astana, Kazakhstan, where the World Judo Championships took place. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, is pictured with a bouquet after announcing his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

Judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division, announces his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo world champion Ebinuma announces retirement

File photo taken on Nov. 23, 2019, shows judoka Masashi Ebinuma, a three-time world champion and two-time Olympic bronze medalist in the men's 66-kilogram division. The 31-year-old announced his retirement from competition at a press conference in Tokyo on April 15, 2021.

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Ex-judo gold medalist Inokuma found dead, suicide suspected

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Tokyo Olympics judo gold medalist Isao Inokuma, who was found dead in an apparent suicide at a company he ran in Tokyo, the police said Sept. 29. He was 63. Police said an employee of Tokai Kensetsu (Tokai Construction) found Inokuma collapsed in a pool of blood in his office with stab wounds in his upper body on the night of Sept. 28.