Letter of Jigoro Kano on inclusion of Judo in Olympic Games

“Kano’s view of the Olympics in those innocent days of the twentieth century must have convince him that there was concord in attitude with his basic ideals…Already the arguments between amateurism and professionalism were being aired regularly and the importance of winning rather than taking part was gaining prominence. This was as much the case in Japan and Japanese judo circles as in other areas of sport.”

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June 28^th, 2008 (add comment)