Hitoshi Saito of Japan listens to the national anthem on the podium after winning the men's heavyweight over-95 kg category judo final, 01 October 1988 in Seoul The sight of Hitoshi Saito on the Seoul ...

Hitoshi Saito was a judo great who triumphed at consecutive Olympics in 1984 and 1988 at over 95 kilograms. He died of cancer in 2015 aged 54 but his "spirit lives on" in his son, according to ...

Tokyo (AFP) - Two-time judo Olympic gold medallist and former Japan national coach Hitoshi Saito has died, aged 54, after a battle with cancer. Saito won consecutive Olympic golds for the heavyweight ...

Hitoshi Saito was a judo great who triumphed at consecutive Olympics in 1984 and 1988 at over 95 kilograms. He died of cancer in 2015 aged 54 but his "spirit lives on" in his son, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japan's Hitoshi Saito listens to the national anthem on the podium after winning the men's heavyweight over-95kg category judo ...

TOKYO — Japanese judo heavyweight Tatsuru Saito will be driven by the memory of his famous father when he goes for Paris Olympic gold. Hitoshi Saito was a judo great who triumphed at consecutive ...

The Californian city's police force has been warning officials and organisers that it could be understaffed for the Summer Games and is not considering putting training officers back on the streets ...

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