2006 Paris World Team Championships - 16/17th Sept.

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USA team line up opposite Japan. Left to right: Bradford, O'Rourke, Sell, Allan, Gotay, Lafon and Shirashi 48kgs.	Nakamura JPN defeated Shiraishi USA 48kgs with two armed seoinage for ippon.	Nakamura JPN defeated Shiraishi USA 48kgs with two armed seoinage for ippon.
Nakamura JPN defeated Shiraishi USA 48kgs with two armed seoinage for ippon.	Nakamura JPN defeated Shiraishi USA 48kgs with two armed seoinage for ippon.	Nakamura JPN defeated Shiraishi USA 48kgs with two armed seoinage for ippon.
Nakamura JPN defeated Shiraishi USA 48kgs with two armed seoinage for ippon.	Nakamura JPN defeated Shiraishi USA 48kgs with two armed seoinage for ippon.	Gotay is in charge: Sato JPN lost to Gotay USA 57kgs by a wazari
Tanimoto JPN defeated Allan USA 63kgs with an ippon.	Tanimoto JPN defeated Allan USA 63kgs with an ippon.	Tanimoto JPN defeated Allan USA 63kgs with an ippon.
Tanimoto JPN defeated Allan USA 63kgs with an ippon.	Tanimoto JPN defeated Allan USA 63kgs with an ippon.	Ueno JPN defeated Sell USA 70kgs with 2 wazaris.
Ueno JPN defeated Sell USA 70kgs with 2 wazaris.	Ueno JPN defeated Sell USA 70kgs with 2 wazaris.	Nakazawa JPN defeated O Rourke USA 78kgs by ippon.
Nakazawa JPN defeated O Rourke USA 78kgs by ippon.	Tsukada JPN defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by ippon to conclude the match 6 wins to 1.	Tsukada JPN defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by ippon to conclude the match 6 wins to 1.
Tsukada JPN defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by ippon to conclude the match 6 wins to 1.	Johnstone GBR lost to Li CHN 52kgs by ippon in 2:48	Johnstone GBR lost to Li CHN 52kgs by ippon in 2:48
Johnstone GBR lost to Li CHN 52kgs by ippon in 2:48	Johnstone GBR lost to Li CHN 52kgs by ippon in 2:48	Samantha Lowe GBR lost to Qin CHN 70kgs by 0100/1110
The Japanese team lines up opposite the Russian team. Japan won 5/45 to 2/12. Left to right: Tsukada, Nakazawa, Ueno, Tanimoto, Udaka, Yokosawa and Nakamura at 48kgs.	Sraka SLO threw Kazantseva RUS 70kgs for ippon with ko-soto-gaki.	Sraka SLO threw Kazantseva RUS 70kgs for ippon with ko-soto-gaki.
Sraka SLO threw Kazantseva RUS 70kgs for ippon with ko-soto-gaki.	Sraka SLO threw Kazantseva RUS 70kgs for ippon with ko-soto-gaki.	Sraka SLO threw Kazantseva RUS 70kgs for ippon with ko-soto-gaki.
Sraka SLO threw Kazantseva RUS 70kgs for ippon with ko-soto-gaki.	The Opening demonstration.	The Opening demonstration.
The Opening demonstration.	The Opening demonstration.	The Opening ceremony
Cups and medals.	Nakamura JPN defeated Kim KOR 48kgs 0000/1101 getting Japan off to their 4/0 victory.	The French team line up opposite Cuba for the final. Left to right: Mondiere, Lebrun, Morlot, Decosse, Harel, La Rizza and Jossinet 48kgs.
The extraordinarily happy French gold medallists.	The joyous French team celebrate their success.	The silver medal winning Cuban team. Left to right: Duenas, Laborde, Castillo, Gonzalez, Lupetey, Del Valle and Bermoy at 48kgs.
Women's team champions medal ceremony	The successful French team are interviewed for television by Thierry Rey and David Douliett.	Gonzalez CUB held Xu CHN 63kgs for ippon with side-four-quarters.
Udaka JPN defeated Alexandrova RUS 57kgs 0100-1/1001. Japan won the match 5/45 to 2/12. Here Alexdrova tries to strangle Udaka.	Udaka JPN defeated Alexandrova RUS 57kgs 0100-1/1001. Japan won the match 5/45 to 2/12.	Tanimoto JPN threw Koval RUS 63kgs for ippon with uchimata. Japan won 5/45 to 2/12
Tanimoto JPN threw Koval RUS 63kgs for ippon with uchimata. Japan won 5/45 to 2/12	Tanimoto JPN threw Koval RUS 63kgs for ippon with uchimata. Japan won 5/45 to 2/12	Tanimoto JPN threw Koval RUS 63kgs for ippon with uchimata. Japan won 5/45 to 2/12
Tanimoto JPN threw Koval RUS 63kgs for ippon with uchimata. Japan won 5/45 to 2/12	Tanimoto JPN threw Koval RUS 63kgs for ippon with uchimata. Japan won 5/45 to 2/12	Robertson GBR countered Sensoy TUR 48kgs to put Britain ahead but eventually Turkey won the match 3/27 to 3/25.
Robertson GBR countered Sensoy TUR 48kgs to put Britain ahead but eventually Turkey won the match 3/27 to 3/25.	Robertson GBR countered Sensoy TUR 48kgs to put Britain ahead but eventually Turkey won the match 3/27 to 3/25.	Robertson GBR countered Sensoy TUR 48kgs to put Britain ahead but eventually Turkey won the match 3/27 to 3/25.
Robertson GBR countered Sensoy TUR 48kgs to put Britain ahead but eventually Turkey won the match 3/27 to 3/25.	Robertson GBR countered Sensoy TUR 48kgs to put Britain ahead but eventually Turkey won the match 3/27 to 3/25.	Sarah Clark GBR countered Selda Karadag TUR and then strangled her for ippon.
Lowe GBR defeated Demiralay TUR 63kgs by a yuko but Turkey narrowly won the match by 3/27 to 3/25	Donguzashvili RUS defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by 2 wazaris to seal Russia's 5-2 victory.	Donguzashvili RUS defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by 2 wazaris to seal Russia's 5-2 victory.
Donguzashvili RUS defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by 2 wazaris to seal Russia's 5-2 victory.	Donguzashvili RUS defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by 2 wazaris to seal Russia's 5-2 victory.	Donguzashvili RUS defeated Bradford USA o78kgs by 2 wazaris to seal Russia's 5-2 victory.
La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.	La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.	La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.
La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.	La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.	La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.
La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.	La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.	La Rizza FRA defeated Yokosawa JPN 52kgs by ippon to help France to a 4-2 victory over Japan.
Decosse FRA defeated Tanimoto JPN 63kgs by ippon helping France to victory by 4 victories to 2.	La Rizza FRA defeated Del Valle CUB 52kgs 0000/1001 with France winning 4 victories and 3 points to nil	La Rizza FRA defeated Del Valle CUB 52kgs 0000/1001 with France winning 4 victories and 3 points to nil
La Rizza FRA defeated Del Valle CUB 52kgs 0000/1001 with France winning 4 victories and 3 points to nil	Morlot FRA defeated Castillo CUB 70kgs 0000-1/0001 to clinch France's 4 victories and 23 point to nil defeat of Cuba.	France defeated Cuba 4 victories to nil for the gold medal.
1979 World and 1980 Olympic champion Thierry Rey FRA commentating for French television.	Olympic and world champion David Doulliet FRA commentating for French television.	Valerie Gotay USA defeated Aiko Sato JPN 57kgs 0000-1/0101 leaving the USA trailing at time 1 victory and 67 points to 1 victory and 7 points.
British Womens Team - 48 Robertson, 52 Johnstone, 57 Pitman, 63 Clark, 70 Lowe, 78 Wilson and o78 Callender	Diane Bell and Simone Callender stand by as Sophie Johnstone prepares for her 52kgs match	Yuhua Xu CHN defeated Sarah Clark GBR 10001/0000
Yuhua Xu CHN defeated Sarah Clark GBR 10001/0000	Yuhua Xu CHN defeated Sarah Clark GBR 10001/0000	Cuban coach Ronaldo
Four times world champion Shojo Fujii JPN refereeeing at the Paris World Team championships	Jean-Luc Rouge, 1975 world champion and newly confirmed President of the French Judo Federation	Yasuhiro Yamashita JPN at the microphone with Jean-Luc Rouge.
French fans with the tricolour	Simon Hicks back at work videographing judo.