The European championship among junior judokas continues.
Idman.biz informs that on the second day of the competition held in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, 5 athletes of the Azerbaijan national team went to the mat.
Boys
66 kg
Salim Sultanov won the bout against Samuel Brisuda (Slovakia), but was defeated by Iaroslav Bunakov (INA).
73 kg
Jasur Ibadli started the competition from the second stage. The Azerbaijani judoka, who eliminated Burak Sengur (Turkiye) from the competition, defeated Tigran Sarukhanyan (Armenia) and made it to the quarter-finals. Ibadli, who lost to Bogdan Velichkov (Serbia) in one step of the final, will fight for the bronze medal.
Girls
52 kg
Vusala Hajiyeva was defeated by Keith Chisholm (Great Britain).
Aysun Mammadova could not cross the barrier of Janka Juttner (Hungary).
57 kg
Ayten Verdiyeva won the match against Amalie Scerbova (Czech Republic), but lost to Hili Zakroisky (Israel).
Azerbaijani fighters won two medals on the first day of the competition. Bahadir Feyzullayev (50 kg) won gold, and Mahammadali Husiyev (50 kg) won bronze.
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