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Brazil's Mayra Aguiar celebrates with fans after defeating Canada's Catherine Roberge for the bronze of the women's -78kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 30, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522431477 )

Brazil's Mayra Aguiar (in white) competes with the Netherlands' Marhinde Verkerk during the women's 78kg category of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 30, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522424245 )

Canada's Catherine Roberge (in blue) rejoices upon defeating France's Audrey Tcheumeo during the women's 78kg category of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 30, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522424305 )

Georgia's Varlam Liparteliani (white) and Russia's Kirill Denisov compete in a men's -90kg category semifinal, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 30, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522431397 )

Brazil's Mayra Aguiar (white) reacts after winning the bronze against Canada's Catherine Roberge in the -78kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 30, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522431156 )

Cuba's Asley Gonzalez (white) and Greece's Ilias Iliadis compete in the men's -90kg category semifinal, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 30, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522431322 )

France's Lucie Louette shows her dejection after losing to Cuba's Kaliema Antomarchi during the women's 78kg category of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522424200 )

Brazilian bronze medallist Mayra Aguiar poses with fans after the medal ceremony for the women's -78kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 30, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522430465 )

Loic Pietri, from France, celebrates his victory over Avtandili Tchrikishvili, from Georgia, after their men's - 81 kg final fight at the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013. Pietri won the gold. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ( APTOPIX Brazil World Judo Championship )

Inside view of the Maracanazinho stadium in Rio de Janeiro in which takes place the IJF World Judo Championship on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522405429 )

France's Loic Pietri (R) and Georgia's Avtandili Tchrikishvili compete in the the men's -81kg category final, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406963 )

Georgia's Avtandili Tchrikishvili (white) competes with Russia's Ivan Nifontov in a men's -81kg category semifinal, during the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407759 )

France's Loic Pietri(white) competes with Georgia's Avtandili Tchrikishvili during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406813 )

France's Loic Pietri(white) celebrates after defeating Georgia's Avtandili Tchrikishvili during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406862 )

France's Loic Pietri celebrates after defeating Georgia's Avtandili Tchrikishvili during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406903 )

France's Clarisse Agbegnenou (white) competes with France's Gevrise Emane in the women's -63kg category semifinal, during the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407741 )

Israel's Yarden Gerbi (R) and France's Clarisse Agbegnenou compete in the women's -63kg category final, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406646 )

Israel's Yarden Gerbi (white) competes against Japan's Kana Abe in a women's -63kg category semifinal, during the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407870 )

Netherlands' Anicka Van Emden(white) competes with Japan's Kana Abe in the Women's 63kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407520 )

US judoka Hannah Martin (L) competes with France's Gervise Emane in the Women's -63kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522404046 )

France's Clarisse Agbegnenou (C) is assisted during the women's -63kg category final against Israel's Yarden Gerbi (out of frame), during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406493 )

Israel's Yarden Gerbi celebrates after defeating France's Clarisse Agbegnenou in the women's -63kg category final, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406597 )

France's Gevrise Emane(blue) celebrates after defeating Slovakia's Tina Trstenjak in the Women's 63kg category bronze final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406464 )

France's Alain Schmitt(white) competes with Mongolia's Uuganbaatar Otgonbaatar during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407035 )

France's Alain Schmitt(white) competes with Mongolia's Uuganbaatar Otgonbaatar during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407027 )

France's Alain Schmitt (white) and Mongolia's Uuganbaatar Otgonbaatar compete for the men's -81kg category bronze medal, during the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407719 )

France's Alain Schmitt(white) competes with Mongolia's Uuganbaatar Otgonbaatar during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407038 )

France's Loic Pietri(white) competes with Georgia's Avtandili Tchrikishvili during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. VANDERLEI ALMEIDA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522406800 )

France's Loic Pietri (white) competes with Georgia's Avtandili Tchrikishvili during the 81kg category final of the IJF World Judo Championship in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407600 )

France's gold medallist Loic Pietri (2-L), Georgia's silver medallist Avtandili Tchrikishvili (L) and bronze medallists French Alain Schmitt (R) and Russian Ivan Nifontov pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's -81kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407285 )

French gold medallist Loic Pietri (L) and bronze medallist Alain Schmitt, pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men's -81kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407262 )

Israel's gold medallist Yarden Gerbi (2-L), France's silver medallist Clarisse Agbegnenou (L), and bronze medallists Anicka Van Emden (R) from the Netherlands and French Gevrise Emane pose on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's -63kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407306 )

Israel's gold medallist Yarden Gerbi celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the women's -63kg category, during the IJF World Judo Championship, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on August 29, 2013. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images ( 522407356 )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 26: Sarah Menezes of Brazil in the -48 kg category during the World Judo Championships at the Maracanazinho gymnasium on August 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178007990 )

Georgii Zantaraia from Ukraine, left, celebrates defeating Nijat Shikhalizada from Azerbaijan at their men's - 66 kg match at the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. Zantaraia defeated Shikhalizada and won the bronze. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ( Brazil World Judo Championship )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 26: Sarah Menezes of Brazila (blue) fights against Sol Mi Kim of Korea in the -48 kg category during the World Judo Championships at the Maracanazinho gymnasium on August 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178000763 )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 26: Maria Celia Laborde of Cuba (white) fights against Charline Van Snick of Belgium in the -48 kg category during the World Judo Championships at the Maracanazinho gymnasium on August 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178000761 )

Charline Van Snick, from Belgium, celebrates defeating Maria Celia Laborde, from Cuba, after their women's -48kg bronze medal match at the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil World Judo Championship )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 26: Sarah Menezes of Brazil (blue) fights against Sol Mi Kim of Korea in the -48 kg category during the World Judo Championships at the Maracanazinho gymnasium on August 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178000764 )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 26: Naohisa Takato of Japan (white) fights against Won Jin Kim of South Korea, in the -60 kg category during the World Judo Championships at the Maracanazinho gymnasium on August 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178007905 )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 26: Urantsetseg Munkhbat of Mongolia celebrates the victory and a gold medal in the -48 kg category during the World Judo Championships at the Maracanazinho gymnasium on August 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178000924 )

Naohisa Takato, from Japan, left, poses for photos with fans after winning the men's -60kg final match at the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. Takato defeated Amartuvshin Dashdavaa, from Mongolia to win the gold medal. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana) ( Brazil World Judo Championship )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 26: Amartuvshin Dashdavaa (blue) of Mongolia fights against Amiran Papinashvili of Georgia in the -60 kg category during the World Judo Championships at the Maracanazinho gymnasium on August 26, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178007984 )

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 28: Gold medalist Brazil's Rafaela Silva is lifted up after the medal ceremony of the Women's 57kg category of the IJF World Judo Championship at Gymnasium Maracanazinho on August 28, 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.(Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) ( 178286633 )

Japan's Masashi Ebinuma celebrates his victory over Azamat Mukanov from Kazakhstan after their men's - 66 kg final fight at the World Judo Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013. Ebinuma won the gold. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ( APTOPIX Brazil World Judo Championship )