"Balabey Agayev has a chance to advance to the finals."
Orkhan Safarov, a former judoka of the Azerbaijan national team, told Idman.biz.
The veteran judoka assessed the chances of Balabey Agayev, who will represent Azerbaijan in the 60 kg category, at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games. The sports ambassador said that a lot will depend on the team member's first meeting: "Balabey may face South Korean Kim Won Jim in his first meeting. If he passes it, it will be easy to advance to the final. The most difficult match for Agayev is the 1st match. Because their main rivals - Ryuku Nagayama from Japan and Francisco Garrigos from Spain - are in the other group. "The first match will give Azerbaijani judoka a chance to win a medal."
Agayev, who was released from the first stage, will start the Olympics from the R16 finals. He will face the winner of Simon Zulu (Zambia) - Won Jin Kim (South Korea).
Emin Agha
Idman.biz
