France's Frederique Jossinet (R) takes on Japan's Emi Yamagishi in their under 48kg final at the IJF Grand Slam judo tournament in Rio de Janeiro July 4, 2009. Reuters Pictures 4 months ago

France's Frederique Jossinet (R) takes on Japan's Emi Yamagishi in their under 48kg final at the IJF Grand Slam judo tournament in Rio de Janeiro July 4, 2009.

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