France's Teddy Riner poses with his gold medal on the podium after he won the men's +100kgs final contest match of the judo event at the London 2012 Olympic Games on July 28, 2012 in London. AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA (Photo credit should read TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/GettyImages)
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