2005 Cairo Worlds - Day 1 of 4
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         Anastasia Matrosova UKR beat Jenny Karl GER 78kgs. Here, Karl struggles to hold Matrosova. |
 Katrin Beinroth GER beat Lucija Polavder SLO o78kgs |
 Norbert Litkopf encourages Katrin Beinroth against Polavder SLO |
 Keiji Suzuki JPN defeated Michael Jurack GER 100kgs by 0112/0000 forcing Jurack into the repercharge. Here Jurack attacks Suzuki. |
 Keiji Suzuki JPN defeated Michael Jurack GER 100kgs by 0112/0000 forcing Jurack into the repercharge. |
 Keiji Suzuki JPN defeated Michael Jurack GER 100kgs by 0112/0000 forcing Jurack into the repercharge. |
 Blanco VEN beat Katryn Beinroth GER +78kgs |
 Peter Cousins GBR fought in the 100kgs category, a full division above his normal weight. |
 Keiji Suzuki JPN beat Dmitry Kabanov RUS 100kgs 0102/0000-1 |
 Karina Bryant GBR conentrates on the next match while Mark Earle, her coach, tries to lighten her mood. |
 Franco and Giorgio celebrate their countryman's victory. |
 1992 Olympic silver medallist and editor of Real Judo, Jason Morris USA, and Real Judo photographer Lou Di Gesare wait for Ronda Rousey's next match. |
 Movlu Miraliyev AZE beat Michael Jurack GER 100 |
 Michael Jurack GER twists out of an attack by Movlu Miraliyev AZE 100kgs |
 Primoz Ferjan SLO defeated Gian Giaccaglia ITA 100kgs 1000/0000 |
 Primoz Ferjan SLO defeated Gian Giaccaglia ITA 100kgs 1000/0000 |
 Primoz Ferjan SLO defeated Gian Giaccaglia ITA 100kgs 1000/0000 |
 Opening ceremony |
 Opening ceremony and the spinning skirt. |
 Opening ceremony and the spinning skirt |
 Opening ceremony and the spinning skirt |
 Opening ceremony and the spinning skirt |
 Claudia Zwiers NED held Rachel Wilding GBR 78kgs for ippon to reach the repercharge final 1000/0000 |
 Russian coach and former Olympic medallist and European champion, Yuri Stepkine, encourages his player |
 Claudia Zwiers NED beat Marianne Morawek AUT 78kgs for the bronze. |
 Wen Tong CHN defeated Karina Bryant GBR with a hold for ippon winning 1000/0000 |
 Alexander Mikhaylin RUS defeated Yasuyuki Muneta JPN o100kgs with an extraordinary ippon. |
 Alexander Mikhaylin RUS defeated Yasuyuki Muneta JPN o100kgs with an extraordinary ippon. |
 Alexander Mikhaylin RUS defeated Yasuyuki Muneta JPN o100kgs with ippon. |
 Yurisel Laborde CUB threw Sae Nakazawa JPN 78kgs for ippon with osoto gari. |
 Yurisel Laborde CUB threw Sae Nakazawa JPN 78kgs for ippon with osoto gari to win the gold medal. |
 Keiji Suzuki JPN defeated Vitaly Bubon UKR o100kgs for ippon with uchimata to win gold. |
 G: Tong CHN, S: Bryant GBR, B: Mondiere FRA and Tsukada JPN |
 G: Mikhalin RUS, S: Muneta JPN, B: Gujejiani GEO and Robin FRA |
 G: Laborde CUB, S: Nakazawa JPN, B: Lebrun FRA and Zwiers NED |
 G: Suzuki JPN, S: Bubon UKR, B: Correa BRA and Kabanov RUS |
 Olympic champion Keiji Suzuki JPN is mobbed by the Japanese press following his gold medal success at Cairo. |
 Jenny Karl GER lost to Anastasia Matrosova UKR |
 Karina Bryant GBR beat Priscila Marques BRA o78kgs |
 Karina Bryant GBR beat Priscila Marques BRA o78kgs |
 Blanco VEN beat Beinroth GER +78kgs |
 Daniel Hadfi HUN beat Peter Cousins GBR 100kgs 0011-1/0001-1 |
 Claudia Zwiers NED beat Rachel Wilding GBR 78kgs to reach the bronze fight winning 1000/0000 |
 Claudia Zwiers NED beat Rachel Wilding GBR 78kgs to reach the bronze fight winning 1000/0000 |
 Claudia Zwiers NED weeps after her success against Marian Morawek AUT 78kgs in winning the bronze medal |
 Wen Tong CHN - gold medallist |
 Alexander Mikhaylin RUS - gold medallist |
 Yurisel Laborde CUB - gold medallist |
 Keiji Suzuki JPN - gold medallist |