2007 World Judo Championships
world judo championship th edition judo world championship held rio olympic arena usually called arena multiuso built panamerican game jacarepaguá rio de janeiro brazil september september competition gathered sport top athlete rio de janeiro exception due injury among highprofile injured judokas unable participate brazil flávio canto bronze medallist kg category summer olympic game tore ligament right elbow pan american game event canto participated commentator brazilian paid sport channel sportv japan tadahiro nomura threetime olympic champion heavy favorite kg category forced withdraw week event due injury replacement able place th competition leadup event rio de janeiro also hosted ijfs international congress congregating head national confederation affiliated ijf meeting took place september eve first day competition important decision made first election new ijf president marius vizer elected attending representative replace yung sang park current president addition congress voted approved unanimously extension ijfs president term year year another decision made meeting selection city would host world championship contender city paris france hamburg germany french capital selected host city event finally congress also voted new presidency european judo union russia sergei soloveychik elected president jeanluc rougé vladimír bárta elected first vice president vice president respectively newly appointed ijf president marius vizer made honorary president european judo federation well conclusion competition last day event ijf member voted best athlete world championship men side brazil tiago camilo kg category defeating opponent ippon perfect score end match automatically selected womens side north korea kye sunhui kg category chosen best female athlete competition athlete presented obeliskshaped acrylic trophy achievement host nation brazil kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final open class september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final kg september – final open class september – final official site world judo championship international judo federation world judo championship judoinsidecom world judo championship european judo union usa judo world championship video material