The World Judo Championships in Rotterdam.

Tsagaanbaatar Hashbaatar of Mongolia (2nd L) celebrates on the podium with runners up Sugoi Uriarte of Spain (L), An Jeong-Hwan of South Korea (2nd R)and Miklos Ungvari of Hungary (R) after winning the under 66 kg men's final of the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

Jozef Krnac of the Slovakia (blue) fights against Zaza Kedelashvili of Georgia during the under 66 kg men's preliminaries at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam, August 26, 2009.

Hiraoki Hiraoka of Japan (top) fights with Damien Bomboir of Belgium in the under 60 kg men's preliminaries during the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

Sergio Pessoa of Canada (L) throws the current world champion Ruben Houkes of the Netherlands on the mat in the under 60 kg men's preliminaries during the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

Pavel Petrikov of the Czech Republic (L) reacts after beating the current Olympic Champion Choi Min-ho of South Korea in the under 60 kg men's preliminaries during the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

Yasmani Piker of Cuba (R) throws Hovhannes Davtyan of Armenia (L) on the mat in the under 60 kg men's preliminaries during the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

Pavel Petrikov of the Czech Republic (L) throws the current Olympic Champion Choi Min-ho of South Korea on the mat in the under 60 kg men's preliminaries during the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

Hashbaatar of Mongolia (R) throws Fabrice Flamand from Belgium (L) on the mat in the under 66 kg men's preliminaries during the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

Georgii Zantaraia of Ukraine (blue) fights against Denilson Lourenco of Brazil during the under 60 kg men's preliminaries at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam, August 26, 2009.

Olympic champion under 66 kg Masato Uchishiba of Japan (blue) is thrown by Mirali Sharipov of Ukraine during the under 66 kg men's preliminaries at the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam, August 26, 2009.

Birgit Ente of the Netherlands (L) fights with Kelbet Nurgazina of Kazazhstan in the under 48 kg women's preliminaries during the World Judo Championships in Rotterdam August 26, 2009.

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