Judo: Japan's Haruka Funakubo moves training base to France in bid for gold

Not satisfied with her bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, Japanese judoka Haruka Funakubo is charting an unconventional path toward the 2028 Los Angeles Games.The 26-year-old is temporarily moving her training base to the French capital, where her bid for the women's 57-kilogram gold was cut short in a painful quarterfinal loss last summer.While Japan boasts world-class training infrastructure, France underlined its status as a powerhouse of the sport by capturing more judo medals in Paris than any other country.Funakubo weighed her options after her Japanese employer proposed sending her …READ FULL ARTICLE