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Japan's gold medalists in world judo championships

ASTANA, Aug. 31 Kyodo - Japanese individual gold medalists at the world judo championships -- (from L) Shohei Ono (men's 73 kilogram), Misato Nakamura (women's 52 kg), Takanori Nagase (men's 81 kg), Kaori Matsumoto (women's 57 kg), Ryunosuke Haga (men's 100 kg) and Mami Umeki (women's 78 kg) -- pose for a photo in Astana, Kazakhstan, on Aug. 31, 2015, a day after the completion of the championships.

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Malloy beats Matsumoto in judo world championships

CHELYABINSK, Czech Republic - Marti Malloy of the United Staes brings down Kaori Matumoto of Japan, a gold medalist at London Olympics, during a second round match in the women's 57kg category at the Judo World Championships in Chelyabinsku, Czech Republic, on Aug. 27, 2014.

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Judo coach resigns over abuse scandal

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Japanese women's judo coach Ryuji Sonoda (R) and Kaori Matsumoto after her victory in the women's 57-kilogram division at ExCel during the London Olympics in July 2012. Sonoda said Jan. 31, 2013, he will submit his resignation to the All Japan Judo Federation following revelations that 15 top female judo wrestlers sent a joint complaint to the Japan Olympic Committee at the end of 2012, alleging they had been subjected to harassment and physical violence by Sonoda and other coaching staff at a training camp in the buildup to the London Olympics.

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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.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto smiles with the gold medal she won in the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. The 24-year-old Matsumoto became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold in this category.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (L) poses with her coach Ryuji Sonoda after winning the gold medal in the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. The 24-year-old Matsumoto became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold in this category.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto waves to the crowd after winning the gold medal in the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. The 24-year-old Matsumoto became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold in this category.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto wipes away her tears after winning the gold medal in the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. The 24-year-old Matsumoto became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold in this category.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (L) fights Romania's Corina Caprioriu during the final of the women's 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCel venue on July 30, 2012. The 24-year-old Matsumoto became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold in this category.

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Matsumoto vs. Pavia in Olympic women's judo

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (bottom) and France's Automne Pavia in a semifinal match in the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue in London on July 30, 2012. Matsumoto won.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (R) takes on Romania's Corina Caprioriu during the final of the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue on July 30, 2012. Matsumoto became the first Japanese woman to win an Olympic gold in this category.

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Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

LONDON, Britain - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (top) takes on France's Automne Pavia in a semifinal match in the women's judo 57-kilogram category at the 2012 London Olympics, at the ExCeL competition venue in London on July 30, 2012. Matsumoto won.

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Nakaya wins men's 73-kg judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (L) defeats compatriot Nozomi Hirai in the women's 57-kilogram final in the Grand Slam Tokyo title on Dec. 12, 2010.

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Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (top), the world's No. 1 ranked player in the women's 57-kilogram class, wins the gold medal after beating a Portuguese athlete in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010.

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Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (top), the world's No. 1 ranked player in the women's 57-kilogram class, wins the gold medal after beating Portugal's Telma Monteiro in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010.

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Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto, the world's No. 1 ranked player in the women's 57-kilogram class, holds the gold medal after beating Portugal's Telma Monteiro in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010.

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Japanese women win all categories at Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Kaori Matsumoto (R) won the 57-kilogram category at the judo Grand Slam tournament in Rio de Janeiro on May 22, 2010. Japanese female judoka swept all four weight categories at the event.

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Judo: Matsumoto, Shishime win women's titles in Dusseldorf

Ai Shishime (L) and Kaori Matsumoto show their gold medals after winning the women's 52- and 57-kilogram categories, respectively, at the Dusseldorf Grand Prix in Germany on Feb. 19, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World champ Matsumoto eliminated in Grand Slam Tokyo 2nd round

Japan's world and Olympic champion Kaori Matsumoto looks stunned after being defeated by former world champion Rafaela Silva of Brazil in the second round of the women's 57-kilogram category of the Grand Slam Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015. Matsumoto was eliminated on the first day of the international judo tournament, one of the qualifying competitions for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World champ Matsumoto eliminated in Grand Slam Tokyo 2nd round

Japan's world and Olympic champion Kaori Matsumoto looks stunned after being defeated by former world champion Rafaela Silva of Brazil in the second round of the women's 57-kilogram category of the Grand Slam Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015. Matsumoto was eliminated on the first day of the international judo tournament, one of the qualifying competitions for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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World champ Matsumoto eliminated in Grand Slam Tokyo 2nd round

Japan's world and Olympic champion Kaori Matsumoto (L) and former world champion Rafaela Silva of Brazil compete in the second round of the women's 57-kilogram category of the Grand Slam Tokyo on Dec. 4, 2015. Matsumoto was defeated on the first day of the international judo tournament, one of the qualifying competitions for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Matsumoto wins gold at world championships

London Olympic gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto of Japan smiles with her gold medal after defeating Romania's Corina Caprioriu in the women's 57-kilogram final at the World Judo Championships in Astana on Aug. 26, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Matsumoto wins gold at world championships

London Olympic gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto (top) of Japan and Romania's Corina Caprioriu compete in the women's 57-kilogram final at the World Judo Championships in Astana on Aug. 26, 2015. Matsumoto won the gold medal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (top), the world's No. 1 ranked player in the women's 57-kilogram class, wins the gold medal after beating a Portuguese athlete in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (top), the world's No. 1 ranked player in the women's 57-kilogram class, wins the gold medal after beating Portugal's Telma Monteiro in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto, the world's No. 1 ranked player in the women's 57-kilogram class, holds the gold medal after beating Portugal's Telma Monteiro in the judo world championships at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo on Sept. 11, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Japanese women win all categories at Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Kaori Matsumoto (R) won the 57-kilogram category at the judo Grand Slam tournament in Rio de Janeiro on May 22, 2010. Japanese female judoka swept all four weight categories at the event. (Kyodo)

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Nakaya wins men's 73-kg judo

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (L) defeats compatriot Nozomi Hirai in the women's 57-kilogram final in the Grand Slam Tokyo title on Dec. 12, 2010. (Kyodo)

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Olympic flame and torch

London Olympic women's 57-kilogram judo gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto (L) carrying the Olympic flame attends a ceremony in Kanazawa on Nov. 7, 2020, as the flame and an Olympic relay torch for the postponed Tokyo Games are put on display in the central Japan city. The flame and torch will be displayed in 73 municipalities in 14 prefectures until mid-March, followed by the torch relay set to begin in Fukushima Prefecture on March 25.

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Olympic flame and torch

London Olympic women's 57-kilogram judo gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto carries the Olympic flame to a ceremony in Kanazawa on Nov. 7, 2020, as the flame and an Olympic relay torch for the postponed Tokyo Games are put on display in the central Japan city. The flame and torch will be displayed in 73 municipalities in 14 prefectures until mid-March, followed by the torch relay set to begin in Fukushima Prefecture on March 25.

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Olympic flame and torch

London Olympic women's 57-kilogram judo gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto (C) attends a ceremony in Kanazawa on Nov. 7, 2020, as the Olympic flame (L) and a relay torch for the postponed Tokyo Games are put on display in the central Japan city. The flame and torch will be displayed in 73 municipalities in 14 prefectures until mid-March, followed by the torch relay set to begin in Fukushima Prefecture on March 25.

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Math drills based on Olympic subjects

London Olympic judo gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto (center, L) and para swimmer Takuro Yamada (center, R), pose for a photo with school pupils at an event held at an elementary school in Tokyo's Setagawa Ward on April 17, 2019 to publicize math drills based on Olympic events. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: London Olympic champion Matsumoto

London Olympic judo champion Kaori Matsumoto prepares herself before a women's 57-kilogram semifinal match at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in Brazil on Aug. 8, 2016. Matsumoto announced her retirement from the sport on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto's retirement

Kaori Matsumoto, the 2012 London Olympic women's 57-kilogram judo gold medalist, receives flowers after announcing her retirement at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto's retirement

Kaori Matsumoto, the 2012 London Olympic women's 57-kilogram judo gold medalist, poses for a photo after announcing her retirement at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto retires

Kaori Matsumoto, the 2012 London Olympic women's 57-kilogram judo gold medalist, announces her retirement at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: London Olympic women's judo

Kaori Matsumoto of Japan (2nd from L) poses with her 57-kilogram judo gold medal at the London Olympics on July 30, 2012, along with silver medalist Corina Caprioriu (L) of Romania, bronze medalist Automne Pavia of France (2nd from R) and bronze medalist Marti Malloy of the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: London Olympic women's judo

Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (L) wrestles en route to winning the women's 57-kilogram judo final against Romania's Corina Caprioriu at the London Olympics on July 30, 2012. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto retires

Kaori Matsumoto, the 2012 London Olympic women's 57-kilogram judo gold medalist, announces her retirement at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto

Photo taken in January 2018 shows Japan's London Olympic judo champion Kaori Matsumoto, who will close the curtain on her competitive career. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Moet & Chandon Christmas event in Tokyo

Rio Olympic judo bronze medalist Kaori Matsumoto attends the opening day of the Moet Christmas Marche holiday season event hosted by champagne brand Moet & Chandon in Tokyo on Nov. 24, 2016. The event will run through Dec. 25. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

London Olympic gold medalist Kaori Matsumoto of Japan holds her bronze medal after beating Taiwan's Lien Chen-ling in the women's 57-kilogram class contest for bronze medal B at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

Japanese judoka Kaori Matsumoto stands beside Lien Chen-ling of Taiwan after beating Lien in the women's 57-kilogram class contest for bronze medal B at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Matsumoto failed to defend her London 2012 title and settled for the bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

Japanese judoka Kaori Matsumoto (front) competes against Lien Chen-ling of Taiwan in the women's 57-kilogram class contest for bronze medal B at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. London Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto settled for the bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

Japanese judoka Kaori Matsumoto (front) competes against Lien Chen-ling of Taiwan in the women's 57-kilogram class contest for bronze medal B at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. London Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto settled for the bronze. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's Matsumoto defeats Cote d'lvoire rival

Japan's Kaori Matsumoto (C) prepares herself before a women's 57-kilogram, second-round judo match against Abzetta Dabonne Zoulehia of Cote d'lvoire at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics on Aug. 8, 2016. Matsumoto defeated her rival to advance to a quarterfinal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan's gold medalists in world judo championships

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Japanese medalists at London Olympics

Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

Matsumoto vs. Pavia in Olympic women's judo

Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

Matsumoto wins Japan's 1st gold at London Olympics

Nakaya wins men's 73-kg judo

Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

Japanese women win all categories at Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam

Judo: Matsumoto, Shishime win women's titles in Dusseldorf

World champ Matsumoto eliminated in Grand Slam Tokyo 2nd round

World champ Matsumoto eliminated in Grand Slam Tokyo 2nd round

World champ Matsumoto eliminated in Grand Slam Tokyo 2nd round

Judo: Matsumoto wins gold at world championships

Judo: Matsumoto wins gold at world championships

Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

Japan's Matsumoto wins gold at world judo c'ships

Japanese women win all categories at Rio de Janeiro Grand Slam

Nakaya wins men's 73-kg judo

Olympic flame and torch

Olympic flame and torch

Olympic flame and torch

Math drills based on Olympic subjects

Judo: London Olympic champion Matsumoto

Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto's retirement

Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto's retirement

Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto retires

Judo: London Olympic women's judo

Judo: London Olympic women's judo

Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto retires

Judo: Olympic gold medalist Matsumoto

Moet &amp; Chandon Christmas event in Tokyo

Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

Olympics: Matsumoto wins bronze in women's 57-kg class

Japan's Matsumoto defeats Cote d'lvoire rival

Moet & Chandon Christmas event in Tokyo