Luka Maisuradze, left, overcame Lasha Bekauri, right, in the first all-Georgian final at a World Judo Championships ©Getty Images

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Luka Maisuradze roars with delight after winning the men's under-90kg title in Doha ©Getty Images
Luka Maisuradze roars with delight after winning the men's under-90kg title in Doha ©Getty Images


Reiging Olympic champion Lasha Bekauri, left, came up short against teammates Luka Maisuradze  ©Getty Images
Reiging Olympic champion Lasha Bekauri, left, came up short against teammates Luka Maisuradze ©Getty Images


Germany’s Giovanna Scoccimarro is sent crashing following a brilliant throw by Japan's Saki Niizoe in the women's under-70kg final ©Getty Images
Germany’s Giovanna Scoccimarro is sent crashing following a brilliant throw by Japan's Saki Niizoe in the women's under-70kg final ©Getty Images


Saki Niizoe captured her first world title with women's under-70kg success in Doha ©Getty Images
Saki Niizoe captured her first world title with women's under-70kg success in Doha ©Getty Images


Japan increased their lead at the top of the medal table with four golds courtesy of Saki Niizoe's victory ©Getty Images
Japan increased their lead at the top of the medal table with four golds courtesy of Saki Niizoe's victory ©Getty Images


Austria's Michaela Polleres holds Britain's Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown for 20 seconds to secure ippon that sealed bronze ©Getty Images
Austria's Michaela Polleres holds Britain's Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown for 20 seconds to secure ippon that sealed bronze ©Getty Images


Barbara Matić’s hopes of winning a third successive world title were ended in the semi-finals but bounced back to clinch bronze ©Getty Images
Barbara Matić’s hopes of winning a third successive world title were ended in the semi-finals but bounced back to clinch bronze ©Getty Images


Japanese top seed Sanshiro Murao was forced to battle hard to clinch bronze ©Getty Images
Japanese top seed Sanshiro Murao was forced to battle hard to clinch bronze ©Getty Images


Sweden’s Marcus Nyman, right, achieved two waza-aris against the run of play to beat Christian Parlati in the bronze-medal match ©Getty Images
Sweden’s Marcus Nyman, right, achieved two waza-aris against the run of play to beat Christian Parlati in the bronze-medal match ©Getty Images