National judokas win gold medals in Antalya
By Laman Ismayilova
The Cadet European Judo Cup has wrapped up in Antalya, Turkey.
The tournament brought together 362 young judo fighters from 18 countries, apasport.az reported. Azerbaijani judo fighters have brought home a clutch of 9 medals, including 4 gold, 2 silver and 3 bronze.
The national judo team won five medals in the last day of the tournament.
The national team ranked the 2nd in team competition.
Judo is one of the most developed kinds of sport in Azerbaijan, where the National Judo Federation was established in 1972.
The adult judo team of Azerbaijan made considerable progress in 2016. The team led by the Autsrian coach Peter Seisenbacher won 51 awards in competitions of various levels. His clutch includes 14 gold, 10 silver and 27 bronze medals. The Federation's results showed that Azerbaijani judokas won 351 times out of 710 fights during the year.
The Azerbaijani judo fighter, silver medalist of Rio-2016 Summer Olympic Games, Rustam Orujov was named the best in Azerbaijan's male team. Moreover, he is the strongest in the world in his weight class of 73kg, as well as among all weight classes.
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Laman Ismayilova is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow her on Twitter: @Lam_Ismayilova
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