Azerbaijani judoka Ahmad Yusifov (60 kg), who won a bronze medal at the European Championship held in Tbilisi, aims to reach the highest step of the podium in future competitions.
According to the information of Idman.Biz's employee sent to Georgia, Yusifov, who said that the match for the bronze medal was successful for him, emphasized that they prepared very seriously for the competition. The judoka, who reminded that he took third place in the continental championship for the second time in a row, noted that his goal is now to turn the result into gold and that they will work harder for this.
The experienced athlete said that although he thought he would advance to the final, defeat is inevitable in sports and he will draw conclusions from his mistakes. According to Yusifov, it is essential to work on mistakes and come back stronger. He emphasized that the third place is not a bad result, that he faced a teammate in the bronze medal match, and that one of them had to win.
It should be reminded that Ahmad Yusifov defeated his teammate Balabay Agayev in a tense match for the bronze medal and became one of the winners.