Irish & International Sports News, Fixtures & Results

Ben Fletcher made a quick recovery after surgery to make the Games

Tokyo 2020: Narrow defeat for Fletcher in 100kg bout

Ireland's judo competitor Ben Fletcher has been beaten by Mukhammadkarim Khurramov of Uzbekistan in his round of 32 100kg fight at the Tokyo Olympics.

Olympics • 29 Jul 21

Megan Fletcher was beaten with a takedown in final seconds of her bout

Tokyo 2020: Megan Fletcher loses judo bout at the death

In a tightly-contested 70kg bout against Austria's Michaela Polleres, Megan Fletcher was defeated when her opponent effected a Waza-ari Ushiro-goshi with three seconds remaining.

Olympics • 28 Jul 21

Fethi Nourine's Olympic campaign is over before it has began

Tokyo 2020: Algerian judo competitor sent home

Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine has been suspended and sent home from the Tokyo Olympics after withdrawing from the competition to avoid a potential match-up with ...

Olympics • 24 Jul 21

Megan Fletcher

Like her brother Ben, Megan Fletcher has switched allegiances from Great Britain to Ireland and is ready to compete at her first Olympic Games.

Judo • 20 Jul 21

Ben Fletcher

Ben Fletcher will be appearing at his second Olympics after competing at Rio 2016 for Great Britain in the men's 100kg category.

Judo • 20 Jul 21

Ben and Megan Fletcher's selection marks the first time Team Ireland are sending two Judoka to the same Olympics

Fletcher siblings to represent Ireland in Judo

Siblings Megan Fletcher and Ben Fletcher have been confirmed as Team Ireland's participants in Judo at the Tokyo Olympics.

Tokyo 2020 • 14 Jul 21

Nick Delpopolo finished seventh in the 73kg division

Testers weed out drugs cheat Delpopolo

American judoka Nick Delpopolo was expelled from the Olympic Games today after a positive drugs test and admitted he had eaten food which contained marijuana.

Olympics • 06 Aug 12

Idalys Ortiz added a gold medal to the bronze she won in Beijing

Judo: France & Cuba claim +100kg judo golds

France judo heavyweight Teddy Riner delivered Olympic gold with victory over Russian Alexander Mikhaylin at ExCeL.

Olympics • 03 Aug 12

Vladimir Putin enthusiastically congratulates Tagir Khaybulaev

Judo: Russian gold in men's 100kg

Russia's Tagir Khaybulaev won the Olympic gold medal in the men's judo 100kg event today.

Olympics • 02 Aug 12

Lucie Decosse celebrates victory at the ExCel arena

Judo: Decosse takes gold for France

France's Lucie Decosse won gold in the women's -70kg category today, the country's first Olympic judo title for 12 years.

Olympics • 01 Aug 12

Slovenia's Urska Zolnir (blue) competes with China's Lili Xu

Judo: Gold for Slovenia and South Korea

Slovenia's Urska Zolnir won her country's first Olympic judo gold on Tuesday, triumphing in the women's -63kg category.

Olympics • 31 Jul 12

Kaori Matsumoto of Japan (white) competes with Kifayat Gasimova of Azerbaijan

Judo: Matsumoto takes gold at ExCel

Japan's Kaori Matsumoto won Olympic gold over Romanian Corina Caprioriu after the latter was disqualified during the Golden Score period in the women's under-57kg final ...

Olympics • 30 Jul 12