Judo among women is one of the most popular sports - even though the number of female players are not as important as male judokas, the number of women practicing judo is growing steadily.
Some dates to give you an idea how long did it take to have this sport fully recognized by the international community:
- 1925 First female competition at the Kodokan
- 1934 First official female judo class in France
- 1949 First US female (Ruth Gardner) to study at the Kodokan
- 1964 Judo is an olympic sport for men
- 1988 Female Judo is a demonstration sport at the Olympic games
- 1992 Judo is an olympic sport for women
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Are any of you going to be at the national novice and brown belt championships in San Francisco next month? I think we will be sending several female competitors, as well as a few males, from the USJA/ USJF West Coast Training Center in Los Angeles
I am hoping to have at least one female competitor at that tournament, plus several males. The woman is a novice, but she is also a very tough USMC Captain, and I think she can handle it.
We will not - one girl will stay in japan until the end of July and the others will be going on vacations back in France until mid-august.
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