Filipino-Japanese Keisei Nakano overcame his Nigerian rival to settle for the bronze medal in his weight class in the Abidjan African Judo Open held recently in Ivory Coast. Keisei Nakano finishes with a bronze medal in the Abidjan African Judo Open held in Ivory Coast. (File Photo/International...
Four former world judo champions from Japan are scheduled to conduct a two-give training program for local athletes and coaches in the Judo Coach Dispatch Project over the weekend at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Manila. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is launching the program in...
For actively promoting the Japanese martial art of judo while fostering close PH-Japan ties through sports for decades now, former Philippine Judo Federation president Dave Carter was conferred the prestigious Order of the Rising Sun Gold and Silver Rays by the Japanese government. *Judo secretary...
Pasay City Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano congratulated the four city athletes for winning the bronze medals in the recent Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Vietnam. Rubiano said the athletes who are all residents of Pasay City are Leah Jhane Lopez who won in Judo Women’s 48-kilogram division, Ma....
Photo from AFP Judoka Kiyomi Watanabe absorbed a stunning defeat at the hands of Spain’s Cristina Cabana Perez to make a early exit the Tokyo Olympics Tuesday, July 27. The Spaniard beat the Fil-Japanese via ippon, 10-0, in just 38 seconds of their women’s -63kgs Round of 32 match. The world...
Dave Carter Tokyo Olympics-bound judoka Kiyomi Watanabe has the skills to compete for a medal against the best athletes in the world, Philippine Judo Federation (PJF) president Dave Carter said Tuesday, June 29. The 24-year-old Watanabe, the first Filipina to earn an Olympic berth in judo, is among...
