Second Gold Medals for Uzbekistan and Brazil

On day six of the World Judo Championships, local hero Davlat Bobonov met his adoring public to sign autographs and take pictures with the next generation of Judoka, following his amazing victory the previous day.

As well as his adoring public, he was also greeted by Mr. Oybek Kasimov, the Secretary General of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

And today there would be yet more success for Uzbekistan, as Muzaffarbek Turoboyev flew through his preliminaries, defeating some of the biggest names in the category along the way. Using his extreme height to execute his unorthodox style, he defeated one of the stalwarts of the under100-kilo category, Michael Korrel.

In the final, he faced Kyle Reyes of Canada, himself another surprise finalist, who was determined to become Canada’s first-ever male world champion. He was on fire all day using his speed and traditional Judo, seemingly with ease.

After an epic contest, the 11,000-capacity stadium rose to its feet to cheer Turoboyev, who instantly became another Uzbek national hero.

Mr. Azizjon Kamilov, The President of the Uzbekistan Judo Federation and Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan awarded the world champion his medal.

"In the final, the whole venue was supporting me and it gave me lots of strength. I felt very, very good and I tried so hard to win." Said a proud Turoboyev.

In the  under78 kilo category, Brazil’s veteran, Mayra Aguiar, looked hungry to reclaim that desired red back patch after 5 years. Incredible counter-attacking judo saw her blast her way past both Jangeldina of Kazakhstan and the current Olympic champion, Japan's Hamada Shori.

On the other side of the draw was Ma Zhenzhao of China, a young and