Nacer Zorgani, the voice of Olympic boxing, now targets Paralympic glory as a judoka

PARIS (AP) — Nacer Zorgani has had a busy summer. In July at the Paris Games, his captivating baritone voice gained him fans as the announcer at the Olympic boxing. Now, the 38-year-old is preparing to make his mark as a fiercely dedicated Para-judo competitor,...

French judo icon Teddy Riner wins his 3rd individual Olympic gold in front of passionate home crowd

PARIS (AP) — The stands at Champs de Mars filled up quickly. One fan dressed in a white martial arts uniform waved a French flag. A woman next to him held up a poster with the face of one of the biggest sports stars in France. Crowds of people bounced up and down and shook the floor of the arena...

Teddy Riner of France beats Min-jong Kim to become second three-time individual Olympic gold medalist in judo history

PARIS (AP) — Teddy Riner of France beats Min-jong Kim to become second three-time individual Olympic gold medalist in judo history.

Judo governing body to investigate Algerian who missed weight before Olympic bout against Israeli

PARIS (AP) — The International Judo Federation will conduct an investigation after Messaoud Dris of Algeria missed weight at the Paris Games on the day before he was scheduled to face Tohar Butbul of Israel. The bout was scheduled to be the first in the men’s 73-kilogram division...

No double-double judo gold for Abe siblings at Paris Olympics. Hifumi wins but Uta has shocking loss

PARIS (AP) — The Abe siblings' dream of winning judo gold medals for Japan on the same day in their second straight Olympics ended early on Sunday with Uta Abe's shocking loss to Diyora Keldiyorova of Uzbekistan in the round of 16. Hifumi Abe, Uta's older brother, persevered to win...

France claims the first two medals of its home Olympics with silver and bronze in judo

PARIS (AP) — Luka Mkheidze and Shirine Boukli won France's first two medals of the Paris Olympics in judo on Saturday night, with Mkheidze claiming silver and Boukli winning bronze. Mkheidze lost 1-0 to Yeldos Smetov of Kazakhstan in the final of the men's 60-kilogram division,...

First positive doping test at Paris Olympics is Iraqi judoka for anabolic steroids

PARIS (AP) — A male judoka from Iraq tested positive for two anabolic steroids at the Paris Olympics, the International Testing Agency said Friday. It was the first doping case at these Summer Games and was announced hours before the opening ceremony started. Sajjad...