National judokas to compete at Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2025
Laman Ismayilova
Read moreAzerbaijan will send three judokas to compete at the Ulaanbaatar Grand Slam 2025, scheduled to take place in Mongolia from July 25 to 27, Azernews reports.
The Azerbaijani team includes two athletes in the 60kg weight category-Balabay Aghayev and Turan Bayramov as well as Elshan Asadov in the 66kg division.
The tournament is set to feature a total of 248 judokas representing 29 countries.
Founded in 1972, the Azerbaijan Judo Federation actively promotes this martial art across the country. Since 2015, the Federation has been led by Rovnag Abdullayev.
The country's modern judo history was laid by Mehman Azizov, who won a silver medal at the Old World Championship in 1998.
A year later, the winner of the World Youth Games in Moscow, Rasul Salimov, grabbed the bronze medal at the European Championship in Slovakia. Another national judoka, Elchin Ismayilov, became the European champion in 2000 in Wroclaw.
However, the achievements of Azerbaijani judo fighters did not stop there. Elnur Mammadli was named the best at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the 73 kg division.
The list of the country's top judo fighters includes Rustam Orujov, İrina Kindzerskaya, Mammadali Mehdiyev, Elmar Gasimov, Hidayat Heydarov, Zelim Kotsoev, Ushangi Kokauri, and Nijat Shikhalizada.
At the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games, judokas Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) and Zelym Kotsoiev (100 kg) earned gold medals for Azerbaijan.
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