PARIS — 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 ...

Clarisse Agbegnenou of France reacts after winning against Andreja Leski (unseen) of Slovenia during the women’s -63kg Gold medal bout of the World Judo Championships 2023 in Doha, Qatar, 10 May 2023.

PARIS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Individual champion Teddy Riner led France into the judo mixed team final at the Paris Olympics on Saturday, causing such excitement among the home crowd that officials at the ...

Gold medalist France’s Teddy Riner (blue) and Netherlands’ Jelle Snippe compete in the men’s +100kg weight category final during the Grand Slam Judo Championship in Papp Laszlo Arena of Budapest, ...

Teddy Riner delivered as desired for Olympic hosts France when the judo icon claimed a third +100 kilogram gold on Friday in front of an ecstatic crowd including the nation's president, Emmanuel ...

PARIS — Teddy Riner earned the decisive victory as France defended its Olympic title in mixed team judo on Saturday night, beating Japan in the final for the second straight Games. After Riner secured ...

PARIS -- Teddy Riner won the decisive bout against Japan's Tatsuru Saito in a moment of great drama to give France the judo mixed team title at the Paris Games on Saturday, earning him a national ...

PARIS — The French equivalent of Simone Biles stands 2 feet taller and weighs more than 200 pounds heavier. He, too, plies his trade on a mat, but in a three-piece cloth suit rather than one piece of ...