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Azerbaijani judoka wins silver at Grand Slam tournament

Azerbaijani judoka wins silver at Grand Slam tournament

Azerbaijani judoka Eljan Hajiyev has claimed a silver medal at Paris Grand Slam 2024 held in France. He secured the medal in the men's 90kg weight category after losing to Turkish Mihael Zgank in the final. Earlier, …

Azerbaijani judoists become European champion

Azerbaijani judoists become European champion

Azerbaijani judoists won a gold medal in the mixed team competition of the European Championship among juniors, which takes place in Odivelas, Portugal. the Azerbaijani team beat the Netherlands team in the first match with a score of …

Azerbaijani judoists win gold at tournament in Romania

Azerbaijani judoists win gold at tournament in Romania

Two Azerbaijani judoists have won gold medals at the open European Judo Tournament among adults, which is taking place in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca. Today's winners of the tournament were Nazir Talibov (60 kg) and Telman …

World Para Judo Championships to be held in Azerbaijan

World Para Judo Championships to be held in Azerbaijan

The World Para Judo Championships will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan on November 7-9, 2022, according to the press service of the Azerbaijan National Paralympic Committee. The tournament will bring together judokas from more than 40 …

Georgian judoka ejected from Olympics

Georgian judoka ejected from Olympics

Two male judoka from Georgia have been ejected from the Tokyo Olympics for leaving the athletes village to go sightseeing in violation of COVID-19 protocols, a spokesperson for the country's Olympic committee said Saturday, Kyodo News …

Georgian judoka wins gold at World Judo Championships Seniors

Georgian judoka wins gold at World Judo Championships Seniors

Georgian judoka Lasha Shavdatuashvili has claimed gold at the World Judo Championships Seniors in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Datuashvili, 29, has handed defeat to his Swedis rival Tommy Macias in the under 73kg category, …

Azerbaijani grabs third gold at U.S. National Championships

Azerbaijani grabs third gold at U.S. National Championships

Azerbaijani Zaur Jalil ranked first in the weight category up to 73 kg at the US Judo Senior National Championships, held in Reno, Nevada (US), the Azerbaijani State Committee on Work with Diaspora said. This is Jalil’s third gold …

Judo Grand Prix moved from Azerbaijan to Turkey

Judo Grand Prix moved from Azerbaijan to Turkey

The International Blind Sport Federation (IBSA) Judo Committee has moved its Grand Prix competition in Baku to Antalya due to COVID-19 restrictions. Despite the switch to Turkey, the event will still be organised by the National …

Azerbaijani judoka wins Grand Slam gold

Azerbaijani judoka wins Grand Slam gold

Judoka from Azerbaijan Zelim Katsoev (100 kg) in the final of the Grand Slam held in Antalya defeated Japanese Aaron Wola and won a gold medal. Another representative of the Azerbaijani team Ushangi Kokauri (over 100 kg) will fight for …