Combats last five minutes for men and four for women. The aim is to either gain more points than the rival by skilful attacks or score the “ippon” by throwing the opponent with their back on the ...

Arai, 27 years old and fifth in the world rankings, won her two preliminary matches by ippon--judo's equivalent of a knockout. In the quarter finals, Arai pinned German Giovanna Scoccimarro down ...