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Watch Mayra Aguiar win a bronze medal in judo in front of her home fans in Rio

She jumped into the crowd to celebrate.

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Mayra Aguiar won her second bronze Olympic medal Thursday in the judo women’s 78kg division, and you can bet it was sweeter than her first.

After she found out she’d medaled, Aguiar went over and jumped right into the crowd, embracing her family as the fans around them cheered. She is Brazil’s second judo medalist of the games, as her countrywoman Rafaela Silva took home a gold medal in the 57kg division.

The Brazilian started her Olympic run by defeating Miranda Giambelli 100-0 in the Round of 16. In the quarterfinals, Aguiar dispatched Germany’s Luise Malzahn in just 39 seconds. She advanced to the semifinals, where she lost to France’s Audrey Tcheumeo. That put her in the bronze medal match, where she beat Yalennis Castillo of Cuba to earn a spot on the podium.

America’s Kayla Harrison won gold in the event, defeating France’s Tcheumeo, who had to settle for silver. Harrison then announced her retirement.

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