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.

Toshihiko Koga’s sudden passing at age 53 on March 24 sent shock waves to saddened judoka everywhere, particularly to his former Olympic teammates. Hidehiko Yoshida, 51, who was a member of ...