Judo Olympics continue in Paris.
Today, another judoka of the Azerbaijan national team stepped on tatami, as Idman.biz reports.
Hidayat Heydarov, fought in -73 kg weight category. This year, the athlete, World judo champion, world No. 1, and is now the Olympic Champion. Heydarov, who scored a golden "hat-trick", proved once again that he is the real master of this weight.
Men
-73 kg
Hidayat Heydarov, the leader in the world ranking, started the fight from the round of 16. His opponent was to be determined in the round of 32 match between Tohar Butbul (Israel) and Redouane Messaoud Dris (Algeria). However, the African refused to participate in this match. Hidayat made his debut bout with Butbull. He defeated his opponent and qualified.
Heydarov wrestled Artur Margelidon (Canada) in the quarter-finals. The intense match ended with the victory of Azerbaijan's Hidayat. He won by ippon and faced Akil Gjakova (Kosovo) in the semi-finals. The Azerbaijani judoka won and qualified for the finals. He challenged Frenchman Joan-Benjamin Gaba for the championship and won by ippon. He got the gold medal and played the Azerbaijani national anthem in France.
9 judokas represent Azerbaijan in the Olympics. Four of them completed their journey in the first two days of the competition.
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