Huseyn Mammadli explains the reason for his defeat in the final of the "A Series" tournament

Azerbaijani karate fighter Huseyn Mammadli lost in the final of the "Karate-1" A Series tournament held in Salzburg, Austria, due to a sudden wrong decision.

The athlete himself said this in an explanation to "Report".

The karateka called the result satisfactory:

"As you know, the A Series tournament is held four times a year. This competition is important for adding points to the ranking. I won a silver medal among adults in the 67 kg weight category. I reached the final by winning against athletes from Guatemala, Italy, England, France, Cyprus and Kazakhstan in the appropriate order. Unfortunately, I lost to my Italian opponent in this stage. I think I lost the fight due to a sudden wrong decision. Overall, I rate my result as satisfactory. I am in good shape now. Just a momentary wrong decision changed the result."

He talked about his future plans:

"The III CIS Games will be held in Azerbaijan. Before this competition, we will have a training camp. We will have a high level of preparation. I hope that I will raise the Azerbaijani flag and achieve the sounding of our anthem at the III CIS Games. Then there will be the Islamic Solidarity Games. After that, the qualifying competitions for the world championship will begin. A licensed competition for the world championship will be held in Paris, the capital of France, and I will also participate there. I hope to achieve high results. I express my deep gratitude to everyone who has worked hard on us - the federation leadership and the coaches."