Five World Championships in Olympic sports and one in a Paralympic sport rocked both Europe and South America in September 2013. A special mention goes to Japanese Saori Yoshida, three-time Olympic champion in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012, who reached the incredible mark of 11 world titles in Wrestling. Below, you can check out some results of this month’s competitions:

Canoe

The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships gathered 367 athletes from 51 countries and was held on the artificial circuit on the Vltava River, in the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague. The Europeans showed their strength in the sport and dominated the medal table. Among the competition’s highlights are French Emilie Fer, Olympic champion in London 2012 in the women's K-1 event, the same in which she became world champion.

The competition was fiercer in the men's C-2 event, when British canoeists David Florence and Richard Hounslow took gold with 114s10, less than a tenth of a second ahead of Czechs Jaroslav Volf and Ondrej Stepanek, silver with 114s14. Brazil sent a team of nine canoeists and Ana Sátila had the best results,12^th place in the K-1 event. The Brazilian delegation’s youngest member in London 2012, at the age of 16, she is from the state of Mato Grosso and is still evolving in the sport’s international scene and she promises to fight for a place on the podium in Rio 2016.

Triathlon and Paratriathlon

Little more than a year after hosting the 30^th edition of the Olympic Games, London was the stage for the ITU World Triathlon Grand Final. Silver medallist in London 2012, Spanish Javier Gomez won the third world title in his career after he defeated British Jonathan Brownlee by a mere second. In the women’s event, the title went to British Non Stanford. The best-placed Brazilian in competition was Reinaldo Colucci, who finished ninth in the event.

The Paratriathlon World Championships were held at the same place and the hosts won the competition by country with a total of 15 medals, including six golds. Among the individual highlights are Australian Bill Chaffey, four-time world champion in the TRI-1 class, and four athletes who won their third world title: French Stephane Bahier, Canadian Jennifer Hopkins, US citizen Megan Fisher and British Faye Mcclelland. Ten Brazilians participated in the competition and Rodrigo Feola and Fernanda Pereira had the best performances, both finishing fourth.

Shooting

The ISSF World Championship rocked the Peruvian capital, Lima. German shooter Christine Wenzel, 32, won the women's skeet event and her fourth consecutive gold medal in world championships (2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013). In the men’s event, Danish Jasper Hansen had the upper hand and defeated Italian Ennio Falco, Olympic champion in Atlanta 1996 in a fierce decision.

In the men's trap event, Italian Giovanni "Johnny" Pellielo won the fourth world title in his long career. In the final, the 43-year-old shooter beat Croatian Anton Glasnovic 13-11 and once again reached the top of the podium.

Wrestling

The FILA Wrestling World Championships held in Budapest, capital of Hungary, were the first to follow the new rules that helped the sport regain its place at the Olympic Games in 2020 and 2024. In the women’s event, the Japanese stole the show by winning three world titles. In the women's Freestyle 48 kg class, Eri Tosaka, only 20 years old, won her first world title. In the less than 63 kg class, Kaori Icho won the title for the eighth time in her career.

If Icho proved unbeatable in her class, Saori Yoshida proved once again that her adversaries will have to train a lot if they want to dethrone the Japanese wrestler in Rio 2016. Three-time Olympic champion in Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012, Yoshida reached the impressive mark of 11 world titles in the less than 55 kg class.

Men’s Freestyle competition was intense. Iranians Rassam Rahimi (55 Kg) and Reza Yazdani (96 Kg) as well as Russians Bekhan Goigereev (60 Kg) and Khadzhimurat Gatsalov (120 Kg) became world champions. In the Greco-Roman events, 15 countries won medals. A special mention goes to South Korea with Ryu Han-Su (66 kg) and Kim Hyeon-Woo (74 kg) becoming world champions.

Sailing

The 2013 49er World Championships ended last Sunday, the 30^th, in Marseille, France. New Zealand won the titles in both men’s and women’s events. New Zealand men’s teams took gold as well as silver with Peter Burling and Blair Tuke finishing first, and Marcus Hansen and Josh Porebski second. The French boat, teamed by Manu Dyen and Stephane Christidis, took bronze.

In the women’s event, Alexandra Maloney and Molly Meech won the gold medal. Brazil took silver with Martine Grael, 22, the youngest daughter of two-time Olympic champion Torben Grael, and Kahena Kunze. Just like in the men’s event, France took bronze – with Sarah Steyaert and Julie Bossard. Women competed in the new exclusive 49er FX class, which will have its debut in the official Olympic Games programme in Rio 2016.