LONDON (Reuters) - Top female judo fighters on Tuesday backed the decision to allow a Saudi athlete to compete at the Olympic Games wearing an Islamic headscarf, saying it would not bother them and ...

A Blackpool-based martial arts club has introduced a new initiative to increase female participation following a dip in national membership. The programme prioritises coaching development and peer ...

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USA Gold Medalist and Taecole Tae Kwon Do studio owner Maggie Messina’s nonprofit, Female Fighters Matter Too, brought in thousands at its first annual gala to support competition fees, travel, ...

LONDON (AP) — A teenage Saudi judo fighter is preparing for the battle of her life — and not only on the mat. Wojdan Ali Seraj Abdulrahim Shahrkhani will take on Puerto Rico’s Melissa Mojica in a ...

The Judo Company, from Danebury School in Stockbridge, has been celebrating success at the English Open Judo Championships in Walsall. The competition sees fighters from across the country compete.

It was only this past February that former Olympian judo competitor Ronda Rousey — and the first woman to ever sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) mixed martial arts company — was ...

With the Paris Olympics now underway, UFC MMA fighter Kayla Harrison, who trains and lives in South Florida, reminisces on her historic Olympic journey, which saw her become the first U.S. athlete in ...