Hungary’s Gábor Hárspataki roars with delight after guaranteeing the host nation's first medal by reaching the men's under-75kg final ©WKF

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France’s Olympic champion Steven Da Costa proved too strong for Kazakhstan's Didiar Amirali in the men's under-67kg semi-finals ©WKF
France’s Olympic champion Steven Da Costa proved too strong for Kazakhstan's Didiar Amirali in the men's under-67kg semi-finals ©WKF


A third successive world title remains in Frenchman Steven Da Costa's sights after reaching the final ©WKF
A third successive world title remains in Frenchman Steven Da Costa's sights after reaching the final ©WKF


Turkey's Fatma Naz Yenen celebrates wildly after winning her women's under-61kg semi-final ©WKF
Turkey's Fatma Naz Yenen celebrates wildly after winning her women's under-61kg semi-final ©WKF


The Papp László Budapest Sports Arena was almost empty when the the delayed women's under-50kg repechage matches were contested ©WKF
The Papp László Budapest Sports Arena was almost empty when the the delayed women's under-50kg repechage matches were contested ©WKF


Play was stopped in the women's under-50kg category due to persistent Turkish protests ©WKF
Play was stopped in the women's under-50kg category due to persistent Turkish protests ©WKF


Montenegro's Nenad Dulovic, right, receives a blow to the face but does enough to advance to the men's under-67kg final ©WKF
Montenegro's Nenad Dulovic, right, receives a blow to the face but does enough to advance to the men's under-67kg final ©WKF


Six kumite categories were contested on a long and chaotic day of competition ©WKF
Six kumite categories were contested on a long and chaotic day of competition ©WKF


Gong Li of China lands a shot on her way to sealing a spot in the women's under-61kg final ©WKF
Gong Li of China lands a shot on her way to sealing a spot in the women's under-61kg final ©WKF


Plenty of respect was shown between athletes despite all the tension ©WKF
Plenty of respect was shown between athletes despite all the tension ©WKF