In November 2024, she entered the doors of the Toulouse police station (Haute-Garonne) to file a complaint and denounce alleged rapes committed between 1995 and 1999, when she was aged 11 to 15. “And to think I thought I was the only one,” she sighs. And then it snowballed. Every day, or almost, I learned new things and collected testimonies…”
Aiko Tanaka
Aiko Tanaka is a combat sports journalist and general sports reporter at Archysport. A former competitive judoka who represented Japan at the Asian Games, Aiko brings firsthand athletic experience to her coverage of judo, martial arts, and Olympic sports. Beyond combat sports, Aiko covers breaking sports news, major international events, and the stories that cut across disciplines — from doping scandals to governance issues to the business side of global sport. She is passionate about elevating the profile of underrepresented sports and athletes.
