Gold medallists were crowned in the men's under-81 kilograms and women's under-63kg competitions today at the World Judo Championships ©Getty Images

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In a rematch of last year's final, Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia, left, beat Belgian Matthias Casse with a golden-score ippon ©Getty Images
In a rematch of last year's final, Tato Grigalashvili of Georgia, left, beat Belgian Matthias Casse with a golden-score ippon ©Getty Images
The crowd erupted when Grigalashvili slammed his opponent to the tatami, in what was the first final of the event not to feature a Japanese judoka ©Getty Images
The crowd erupted when Grigalashvili slammed his opponent to the tatami, in what was the first final of the event not to feature a Japanese judoka ©Getty Images
Japan's Takanori Nagase, second right, and Austria's Shamil Borchashvili, right, claimed the bronze medals in today's men's competition  ©Getty Images
Japan's Takanori Nagase, second right, and Austria's Shamil Borchashvili, right, claimed the bronze medals in today's men's competition ©Getty Images
Megumi Horikawa, in white, downed Canadian Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard to secure her first world title and extend Japan's gold medal tally to five ©Getty Images
Megumi Horikawa, in white, downed Canadian Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard to secure her first world title and extend Japan's gold medal tally to five ©Getty Images
France's Manon Deketer, second right, and Portugal's Bárbara Timo, right, completed the podium in the women's event ©Getty Images
France's Manon Deketer, second right, and Portugal's Bárbara Timo, right, completed the podium in the women's event ©Getty Images
The World Judo Championships Opening Ceremony took place today and featured a plethora of traditional Uzbek wear, music and dance ©Getty Images
The World Judo Championships Opening Ceremony took place today and featured a plethora of traditional Uzbek wear, music and dance ©Getty Images
Deketer had stormed through the tournament with multiple ippon victories before falling in the semi-finals to eventual silver medallist Beauchemin-Pinard ©Getty Images
Deketer had stormed through the tournament with multiple ippon victories before falling in the semi-finals to eventual silver medallist Beauchemin-Pinard ©Getty Images
Tokyo 2020 champion Takanori Nagase, right, was one of the favourites before suffering a quarter-final loss to world number one Grigalashvili ©Getty Images
Tokyo 2020 champion Takanori Nagase, right, was one of the favourites before suffering a quarter-final loss to world number one Grigalashvili ©Getty Images
Nagase was looking for his first World Judo Championships gold since 2015 ©Getty Images
Nagase was looking for his first World Judo Championships gold since 2015 ©Getty Images