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Elder brother and fellow champion Hifumi Abe shared her pain as he watched his sister lose to Uzbekistan's Diyora Keldiyorova. So when the 66 kg judoka stepped on the mat later, he bore the weight ...
PARIS — Right after Hifumi Abe violently threw his final opponent to the tatami and secured his second Olympic judo gold medal, he stood up and looked directly at his sister crying in the stands ...
But for her brother, Hifumi Abe , that was just the kick he needed to channel his frustration into his own match. Both siblings had struck gold at the Tokyo Olympics, so missing out this time ...
PARIS -- Japan's Hifumi Abe retained his men's under 66kg crown before Diyora Keldiyorova, who had ended Abe's sister's Olympic title defence earlier in the day, won Uzbekistan's first judo gold ...
PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Hifumi Abe retained his men's under-66kg crown before Diyora Keldiyorova, who ended Abe's sister's Olympic title defence earlier on Sunday, won Uzbekistan's ...
PARIS, July 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Uta Abe, the reigning Olympic champion in the -52kg judo competition, suffered an upset defeat in the round of 16 on Sunday, while her brother Hifumi Abe ...
In a match against Japan’s Hifumi Abe, Tajikistan’s Nurali Emomali suffers a severe injury to his left arm while attempting to break his fall. Nurali Emomali of Team Tajikistan is helped off the mat ...
Hifumi Abe defeated Willian Lima of Brazil in the men’s 66-kilogram final, but the double victory the Abe siblings had chased for three years didn’t happen.
Hifumi Abe, Uta’s older brother, persevered to win his second gold medal later in the day, defeating Willian Lima of Brazil in the men’s 66-kilogram final, but the double victory they had ...
Hifumi Abe got his toughest test from top-ranked Denis Vieru of Moldova in the semifinals, but he won with a brilliant harai goshi hip sweep 9 seconds into golden score. In the final, Hifumi Abe ...