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.

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Finland vs Canada Hockey: Virus Postponement

The women’s hockey match between Finland and Canada has been postponed for a week. The cause is a very contagious virus which affects Finnish players. The match of the women’s ice hockey tournament at the 2026 Olympic Games in Milan Cortina between Finland and Canada, initially scheduled for Thursday, has been postponed due to a … Read more

Winter Olympics: Facing Extinction?

Nordic combined has been part of the program since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix. The mixture of the two completely different sports of ski jumping and cross-country skiing requires daring in the air and a lot of endurance on the trails. But these attributes also apply to other livelier, younger formats that … Read more

RSU & VEF Rīga: Continued Partnership | Basketball News

Today, February 3, Rector of Riga Stradins University (RSU), Professor Aigars Pētersons and Chancellor Toms Baumanis met with the basketball club VEF Riga president Gati Jahovič and chairman of the council Jānis Blum to agree on the continuation of long-term cooperation between RSU and the titled Latvian basketball club. During the meeting, the parties agreed … Read more