Opening a new era of sports in Korea.'At the inauguration ceremony, the 42nd president of the Korea Sports Council in Yoo ...

It became a permanent fixture on the Olympic program starting in 1972. Women's judo was later added as a medal event in 1992. The men's 81kg division featured a rematch of the 2008 final when South ...

Gwak takes the men's under-90kg judo gold medal! The South Korean beats Mongolian counterpart Gantulga by ippon to upgrade ...

Choo Sung-hoon recalled the time he experienced his father's passing. He explained, "I received a call suddenly while I was in Korea. He apparently had a heart attack. Of course, I was shocked. By the ...

Especially the judokas performed better than expected," he said. In judo, Korea collected 8 gold, surpassing its initial target of five. Though Korea collected many medals in its traditionally ...

(ATR) South Korean sports leader Park Yong Sung will head the International Judo Federation for a third term, winning re-election at the IJF Congress in Cairo. The vote assures South Korea of at ...

Sweden's Tara Babulfath defeats Korea's Lee Hye-kyeong in the round of 32 match of the women's -48-kilogram judo contest on Saturday at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris. [YONHAP] The bout lasted ...