United Arab Emirates's Sergiu Toma, centre, celebrates after winning the bronze medal of the men's 81-kg judo competition at at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Sergiu Toma, a world and European medallist in 2011 for his native Moldova, won only the second ever Olympic medal for the United Arab Emirates as he took bronze alongside world champion Takanori Nagase of Japan.
The judoka beat Italy's Matteo Marconcini to claim bronze medal.
Toma is one of three Moldovan judoka representing the Emirates at the Olympics.
"In Moldova it is not so possible like in the Emirates - a sport career is short," said Toma of his choice to represent the UAE.
"I want to say thank you to the UAE because they give our guys a chance to represent the UAE.
"We always believe and always did all possible to be in the top level."
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