Judo competitions heating up at Rio 2016 Olympics
Photos from the Judo finals and semifinals at the 2016 Rio Olympics.
- Mongolia’s Sumiya Dorjsuren (white) competes with Japan’s Kaori Matsumoto during their women’s -57kg judo contest semifinal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Portugal’s Telma Monteiro (white) celebrates after defeating Romania’s Corina Caprioriu during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Portugal’s Telma Monteiro (white) competes with Romania’s Corina Caprioriu during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Taiwan’s Lien Chen-Ling (white) competes with Japan’s Kaori Matsumoto during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Portugal’s Telma Monteiro (white) competes with Romania’s Corina Caprioriu during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Taiwan’s Lien Chen-Ling (white) competes with Japan’s Kaori Matsumoto during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Taiwan’s Lien Chen-Ling (white) competes with Japan’s Kaori Matsumoto during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Taiwan’s Lien Chen-Ling (white) competes with Japan’s Kaori Matsumoto during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Lasha Shavdatuashvili of Georgia (blue) competes against Denis Iartcev of Russia in the Men’s -73 kg Repechage contest on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
- Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan (white) competes against Sagi Muki of Israel in the Men’s -73 kg Semifinal of Table B Judo match on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
- Rustam Orujov of Azerbaijan (white) celebrates after defeating Sagi Muki of Israel in the Men’s -73 kg Semifinal of Table B Judo match on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
- Shohei Ono of Japan (blue) competes against Dirk van Tichelt of Belgium in the Men’s -73 kg Semifinal of Table A Judo match on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
- Kaori Matsumoto of Japan (blue) competes against Chen-Ling Lien of Chinese Taipei in the Women’s -57 kg Contest for Bronze Medal B on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
- Telma Monteiro of Portugal (white) celebrates after defeating Corina Caprioriu of Romania in the Women’s -57 kg Contest for Bronze Medal A on Day 3 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Carioca Arena 2 on August 8, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
- Georgia’s Lasha Shavdatuashvili, blue, competes against Russia’s Denis Iartcev during the men’s 73-kg judo competition at at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- United States’ Nicholas Delpopolo looks down while competing against Israel’s Sagi Muki during the men’s 73-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
- United States’ Nicholas Delpopolo looks down while competing against Israel’s Sagi Muki during the men’s 73-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
- Brazil’s Rafaela Silva, centre, celebrates after winning the gold medal of the women’s 57-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Brazil’s Rafaela Silva reacts after defeating Romania’s Corina Caprioriu during the semi-final of the women’s 57-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Brazil’s Rafaela Silva celebrates after winning the gold medal of the women’s 57-kg judo competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
- Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov (white) celebrates after defeating Israel’s Sagi Muki during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Japan’s Shohei Ono (blue) competes with Belgium’s Dirk van Tichelt during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov (white) competes with Israel’s Sagi Muki during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov (white) competes with Israel’s Sagi Muki during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov (white) competes with Israel’s Sagi Muki during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Japan’s Shohei Ono (blue) competes with Belgium’s Dirk van Tichelt during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Israel’s Sagi Muki reacts after losing to Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
- Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov (white) competes with Israel’s Sagi Muki during their men’s -73kg judo contest semifinal B match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
- Portugal’s Telma Monteiro (white) competes with Romania’s Corina Caprioriu during their women’s -57kg judo contest bronze medal A match of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 8, 2016. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)