Olympic champion Masato Uchishiba and compatriot Yuki Yokosawa both had to settle for silver after losing their respective finals at the World Judo Championships on Saturday.

News photo Olympic gold medal winner Masato Uchishiba of Japan is beaten by Brazil's Joao Derly in the final of the men's 66-kg category at the World Judo Championships in Cairo on Saturday.

Uchishiba faced off against Joao Derly of Brazil in the men's 66-kilogram final but was scooped up with an arm throw by his opponent and dumped to the mat by ippon.

"I did my best and lost. I have to accept this hard fact and move on. I'm satisfied that I was able to fight many strong opponents. I'm still not strong enough," said Uchishiba.