London 2012 Olympics: Brazilian Judo Champ Felipe Kitadai Breaks Medal In Shower, Asks For Replacement

Brazilian Judo Champ Breaks Medal In Shower, Asks For Replacement

If we won an Olympic medal, we'd wear it everywhere - even the shower.

Brazilian judo champ Felipe Kitadai presumably had the same thought when he took his bronze medal into the bathroom with him on Sunday morning, just a day after winning third place.

But the men’s 60-kilogram division dropped his prize while attempting to keep it from water - and now wants to have it replaced.

Felipe Kitadai, pre-shower, with his medal intact after Saturday's event

Kitadai says the strap holding the medal broke when he held it with his teeth, leaving it with a small dent.

According to AP, Brazil's Olympic Committee have asked for him to get a new one. Brazilian website Globoesporte.com reports he has a chance of getting a new medal, with the powers that be at the International Olympic Committee saying they will consider the request.

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