Gold medalist Naohisa Takato of Japan attends the awarding ceremony for the men's -60kg category at the 2017 Suzuki World Judo Championships in Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 28, 2017. (Xinhua/Attila Volgyi)
Japan also grabbed the gold in the 60kg men's competition, thanks to the performance of Naohisa Takato, who already won the Paris Grand Slam 2017, the World Championships Rio de Janeiro 2013 and the Asian Championships Seniors 2017.
The silver medal was taken by Orkhan Safarov from Azerbaijan, while two bronze medals were shared by Boldbaatar Ganbat from Mongolia and Diyorbek Urozboev from Uzbekistan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attended the first day of the World Judo Championships 2017.
A judoka himself since his early childhood, Putin is Honorary President of the International Judo Federation.
