Romy Tarangul

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Bacup Judo Club has not only Sophie Cox eyeing an Olympic place but also David Groom. David, 23, has been improving in the senior rankings for the past few years and a London place was always far off dream as he competes at the same weight as Euan Burton, the best of the British competitors and one of the few who have booked their place for 2012.  

Tomoko Fukumi continued to build her case for this summer's London Olympics, outclassing Brazil's Sarah Menezes in the 48-kg final to win the Grand Slam Paris judo title on Saturday. Fukumi, who defeated Haruna Asami for the World Masters title last month after losing to her rival in two consecutive world championship finals, beat Menezes on points to clinch victory at the two-day tournament.  

Japanese prosecutors have filed rape charges against a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist.Tokyo prosecutors said Masato Uchishiba, 33, was formally charged Tuesday. He is accused of raping a teenager at a hotel in September after intoxicating her with an alcoholic drink and taking advantage of her inability to resist. Her identity is withheld because she is a minor.Police arrested Uchishiba in early December. He has denied the accusation...  

Two of UEL's elite scholarship athletes and Team GB hopefuls for London 2012 got an early taste of medal success at the British Closed Judo Championships in Sheffield. Sophie Cox, who represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympics, won gold...  

TOKYO — Japanese prosecutors have filed rape charges against a two-time Olympic judo gold medalist. Tokyo prosecutors said Masato Uchishiba, 33, was formally charged Tuesday. He is accused of raping a teenager at a hotel in September after ...  

There are only a few months to go before the 2012 Olympic Games get underway in London, and one of the sporting disciplines there that has enjoyed the fastest growth in its popularity is Judo. Initially developed in 1882 by Japanese educator ...  

Brandon Dodge, 20, stunned Olympic squad members Ashley McKenzie ... Welsh Judo’s national team coach Craig Ewers said: “I was really pleased with the results at the Senior Trials as last year we took two medals. I set the target of achieving four ...  

Japanese prosecutors have filed rape charges against two-time Olympic judo champion Masato Uchishiba Tokyo prosecutors said the 33-year-old Uchishiba was formally charged Tuesday. He's accused of raping a teenager at a hotel in September after intoxicating ...  

Joey Hetzel and Betsy Guarither-Koth attended a technique clinic hosted by Chicago Judo Black Belt Association and Tohkon Judo ... In throwing skills, defender (uki) and thrower (tori) learned to minimize any holes in a technique.  

BURNT HILLS — Nicholas Kossor found inspiration for his judo career ... 17 points behind top American Aaron Kunihiro, who is ranked 47th. Kossor skipped the China Grand Prix, which ran from Dec. 17-19 to give his body some more time to rebuild ...