Dear readers – thank you for reading and hanging in there! I am hereby handing over from my kitchen in Haidhausen to our reporters in Milan and in the Alpine valleys for the next two weeks. Stay with us, feel free to check SZ.de and the printed newspaper from time to time, I promise we will make every effort to provide you with the texts, analyses, backgrounds and classifications that you expect from us. See you soon!
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.
