THE ASAHI SHIMBUN
March 24, 2021 at 16:30 JST
Toshihiko Koga, right, with Akira Sone, who earned a berth in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in September 2019 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Renowned judoka Toshihiko Koga, who fought through a serious knee injury to capture the gold medal in the 71-kg class at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, has died from cancer, sources said on March 24. He was 53. [Read More]
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