The European Judo Cup among adults will conclude today in Gori, Georgia.
İdman.Biz reports that Azerbaijan is represented by 24 athletes in the competition. 18 of them are men and 3 are women.
On the second day of the competition, eight Azerbaijani judokas will take to the tatami. Nihad Shikhalizade and Khayyam Aliyev will compete in the 90 kg weight category. Ajdar Bagirov, Shahin Asadov and Elmar Gasimov will compete in the 100 kg category. Gurban Mammadli will test his strength in the +100 kg weight category.
In the women's competition, Diana Tskayeva (48 kg) and Ulviyya Bayramova (57 kg) will fight for medals.
It should be noted that 191 judokas from 18 countries are participating in the tournament. Currently, the Azerbaijani national team has 5 medals – 1 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze.