Judo

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Ali Mohammed, 19, left, member of the Iraqi national judo team, applies a lever as he trains with a sparring partner in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, July 31, 2008. Iraq's Olympic team was thrilled Wednesday at the news that the International Olympic Committee revoked a ban on their country's participation in the Games, even though three of the original seven athletes meant to compete in Beijing, one of them being Mohammed, remained shut out. (AP Photo/Khalid Mohammed)

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A worker installs mats for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Judo competition at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium in Beijing July 29, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

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A worker installs mats for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Judo competition at the Beijing Science and Technology University Gymnasium in Beijing July 29, 2008. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (CHINA) (BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

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TOKYO - JULY 28: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) stands next to Keiji Suzuki, Men's Judo half-heavyweight wrestler, and Ai Fukuhara, Women's table tennis player, during the Japan Olympic Team Send-Off Party at The Prince Park Tower on July 28, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Olympic Committee will send 339 athletes to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in August. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

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TOKYO - JULY 28: Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (R) and Keiji Suzuki, Men's Judo half-heavyweight wrestler, attend the Japan Olympic Team Send-Off Party at The Prince Park Tower on July 28, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan Olympic Committee will send 339 athletes to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in August. (Photo by Kiyoshi Ota/Getty Images)

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Tomiaki Fukuhara Head of Delegation for Japan national team, left, Judo player Keiji Suzuki, center, and table tennis player Ai Fukuhara bow before attendants during a send off ceremony for Japan National team members for the Beijing Olympic in Tokyo, Monday, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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Japanese Judo player Keiji Suzuki, left, and table tennis player Ai Fukuhara stand at attention during a send off ceremony for Japan National Team members for the Beijing Olympic in Tokyo, Monday, July 28, 2008. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

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Children who practice Judo cheer on Japan's national judo team during a ceremony before the team leaving for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Tokyo July 25, 2008. Four years after amassing eight gold medals at the Athens Games, poor form and a depleted team may loosen Japan's stranglehold over judo in Beijing. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)(BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

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Japan's national judo team's Keiji Suzuki (2nd from L) and his teammates take part in a ceremony to cheer on the teams before leaving for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Tokyo July 25, 2008. Four years after amassing eight gold medals at the Athens Games, poor form and a depleted team may loosen Japan's stranglehold over judo in Beijing. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)(BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

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Japan's national judo team's Ryoko Tani takes part in a ceremony to cheer on the teams before leaving for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Tokyo July 25, 2008. Japanese team will still depend on veterans to defend its Olympic honour and much of the focus will be on Ryoko Tani who has qualified for her fifth Games and first since becoming Japan's most famous sporting mother in 2005. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)(BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008 PREVIEW)

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