THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
September 20, 2020 at 16:35 JST
Hifumi Abe, in the blue uniform, grapples with Joshiro Maruyama in a men's 66-kilogram judo match in November 2019. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Event organizers revealed on Sept. 19 that the International Judo Federation was moving toward canceling the Tokyo Grand Slam 2020 tournament scheduled for December amid concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More]
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