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
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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.

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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.