Tokyo Olympics

SJSU's Colton Brown Chases Olympic Dream

Brown Colton of the United States.
Elsa/Getty Images

San Jose State’s legendary Judo coach Yoshihiro "Yosh" Uchida, who led the first US Olympics Judo team back in 1964, has created a power house program on campus. 

The son of Japanese immigrants, Uchida is now 101 years old and he’ll be watching one of his star judokas, Coltron Brown, compete in Tokyo. 

Raj Mathai has the story of the Judo star's Olympics dream.

Judo athlete Colton Brown, who trained in the Bay Area, is gearing up for the Tokyo Olympics. NBC Bay Area’s Joe Rosato Jr. shows us how San Jose State’s legendary judo program figured into his journey.
Contact Us