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FelipeKitadaiABrazilianjudokaaccidentallybrokehisOlympicbronzemedalwhenhebroughtitintotheshower.Nowhe'sfightingtohaveitreplaced.FelipeKitadaisaidhewascarryingthemedaleverywhere.Hetookitwithhimtotheshowerasajoke,thendroppeditwhiletryingtokeepitfromgettingwet.KitadaitoldBrazil'sGloboEsporte.comthatthepartholdingthemedal'sstringbroke,andnowhecan'twearitaroundhisneck.Hesaidthere'salsoasmalldentonit.FelipeKitadaiwonthebronzeinthemen's60-kilogramdivisionSaturday.TheBrazilianOlympicCommitteesaysitwillrequestanewmedaleventhoughitknowstheInternationalOlympicCommitteehasnoobligationtogiveKitadaianotherone.Themedalsweigh375-400gandare85mmacrossand7mmthick.Thegoldmedalconsistsofjustoveronepercentactualgold.Therestismadeupof92.5percentsilverand6.16percentcopper.The2012goldmedalisthereforeonlyworthabout£410asrawmetal–althoughtherealvaluewould,ofcourse,bemuchhigherifthemedalswereeversold.Forasilvermedalthegoldisreplacedwithmorecopper,meaningthefinalproductiswortharound£210.Butthebronzemedalis97percentcopper,2.5percentzincand0.5percenttin–andisthereforeonlyworthabout£3.