It took a while in getting here, but it got here all the same.
Here’s a gallery of exclusive photos from the black belt finals at the 2011 World Championship.
Photographer Ivan Trindade captured all the emotion and drama surrounding the gold medal-deciding showdowns in the black belt division.
Revisit Sunday at the 2011 Worlds in images that were born already historic.
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