Sport24.az
Azerbaijani Olympic judo champions Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) and Zelim Kotsoev (100 kg) have risen to the top three in the world rankings after their brilliant performances at the "Grand Prix" tournament held in Guadalajara, Mexico. Sport24.az reports that the International Judo Federation (IJF) has announced the updated world ranking of judokas based on the results of the competition.
In the 73 kg weight category, Hidayat Heydarov moved up three places to third place in the world ranking with 4176 points. In this category, Shahram Akhadov (Uzbekistan, 4523 points) and Tatsuki Ishihara (Japan, 4500 points) occupy the first two places. In the same weight category, Rashid Mammadaliyev moved up two places to fifth place with 3917 points.
Our other Olympic champion, Zelim Kotsoev (100 kg), also moved up three places and is currently in second place with 5118 points. The leader of the ranking is Matvey Kanikovski, a representative of the International Judo Federation (IJF), with 5550 points.
In the 60 kg weight category, Balabay Aghayev moved up four places to sixth place with 3356 points. In the same weight, Ahmad Yusifov moved up 14 places and settled in 12th place with 2360 points.
Ruslan Pashayev, who competes in the 66 kg category, moved up 11 places to fourth place in the world ranking with 3171 points. In the 81 kg weight category, Zəlim Tskaev moved up two places to third place with 4265 points, and Vusal Galandarli moved up more than 145 places with 812 points and settled in 52nd place.
In the 90 kg weight category, Eljan Hajiyev (3651 points) retained his second place, while Murad Fatiyev (2546 points) moved up 13 places to seventh place.
Among the heavyweights, Ushangi Kokauri moved up 7 places with 3436 points and settled in seventh place in the world ranking.
