Zagreb Judo Grand Prix has started today.
On the first day of the tournament, 5 Azerbaijani judokas in 3 weight classes took to the mat.
Four representatives competed in men's competition and 1 in the women's.
Judo
Zagreb Grand Prix
Men
60 kg
Ahmad Yusifov defeated Marton Andrasi (Hungary) in the first round and Belgian Olivier Naert in the 1/8 finals. Yusifov beat Lior Rafailov (Israel) in the quarterfinals. Ahmad advanced to the finals ahead of his teammate Turan Bayramov. The judoka lost to Sherzod Davlatov (Kazakhstan) for the gold medal and won silver.
Turan Bayramov beat Gabin Supervielle (France) in the 1/8 finals and Daniel Leutgeb (Austria) in the quarterfnals. Turan, who lost to Ahmet Yusifov in the semifinals, was defeated by Artem Lesiuk (Ukraine) in the match for the bronze medal
66 kg
Ruslan Pashayev eliminated Dani Klacar (Croatia) in the 1/8 finals. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Eran Fiks (Israel). Ruslan lost to Michael Fryer (Great Britain) in the semifinals. Pashayev wrestled with Balint Gombas (Hungary) for bronze. The winning judoka took the 3rd place on the podium.
Nazir Talibov defeated Isaiah Ramirez (USA) in the first round. He lost to Georgian Tengo Zirakashvili in the 1/8 finals and stopped fighting.
Women's
52 kg
Aydan Valiyeva defeated Kosovo's Erza Muminovic in the 1/8 finals. Valiyeva failed in the quarterfinal against Roza Gyertyas (Hungary). Aydan defeated Lapuerta Comas in the consolation match. Valiyeva lost to Tereza Bodnarova (Czech Republic) in the match for bronze.
Azerbaijan was represented by 10 judokas in the competition
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