Azerbaijani judokas bag a dozen medals in Prague
By Nazrin Gadimova
Azerbaijani judo fighters won twelve medals, including five gold medals, at the European Veterans Championships.
Held in Prague on June 26-29, the event brought together 770 athletes from 34 countries.
Azerbaijan's Vugar Budagov, Elkhan Rajabli, Zaur Pashayev, Azer Asgarov, and Zaur Bagirov won gold medals, while female fighter Zulfiyya Huseynova won silver. Other Azerbaijani athletes Vugar Jafarov, Vugar Huseynov, Elchin Mayilov, Mushvig Jafarov, Elman Jafarov, and Mubariz Jafarov claimed bronze medals.
Rajabli won the gold medal, leaving behind Antonin Bezunk and Sergiy Balaban from Czech Republic and Ukraine.
Pashayev, in turn, won over Germany's Jan Okur, thus claiming a gold medal. Budagov became the champion after defeating Sebastian Laskowski from Poland, while Bagirov won over Khadzhi-Murat Malsagov from Russia.
Moreover, Intigam Alakbarov and Ayaz Umudaliyev took fifth place, while Emil Guliyev ranked seventh.
Following these results, Azerbaijan ranked fifth in the overall medal table.
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