Felipe Kitadai, of Brazil, kisses his bronze for the men's 60kg judo competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Saturday, July 28, 2012, in London. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Brazilian breaks Olympic medal, wants another one

LONDON: A Brazilian who won Olympic bronze in judo accidentally broke his medal when he took it to the shower with him. Now his fight is to have it replaced by the International Olympic Committee.

Felipe Kitadai said he was carrying the medal everywhere he went and decided to take it to the shower as well as a joke, but ended up dropping it while trying to keep it from getting wet.

Kitadai told Brazilโ€™s GloboEsporte.com that the part which holds the medalโ€™s string broke and now he canโ€™t wear it around his neck. He said thereโ€™s also a small dent on it.

Kitadai won the bronze in the menโ€™s 60-kilogram division on Saturday.

The Brazilian Olympic Committee says it will request a new medal even though it knows the IOC has no obligation to give Kitadai another one.

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