Idman.biz
The "Grand Slam" judo tournament started today in Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia.
Idman.biz reports that all three athletes of the Azerbaijani national team competed on the tatami on the first day of the competition.
Men
60 kg
Balabay Aghayev defeated Mendsaikhan Nyamsuren (Mongolia) in the 1/8 finals, but then lost to Hayato Kondo (Japan).
Turan Bayramov also started the "Grand Slam" with a victory. Our representative, who eliminated Sumiyabazar Enkhtaivan (Mongolia), failed to cope with Mehrzod Sufiev (Tajikistan) in the 1/4 finals.
Aghayev and Bayramov competed against each other in the consolation match.
66 kg
Although Elshan Asadov defeated Cantsandorj Unurbat (Mongolia) and then Bogdan Yadov (Ukraine), he lost to Baurzhan Narbayev (Kazakhstan) in the 1/4 finals. He will face Jihyuk Yang (South Korea) in the consolation match.
Note that the competition will last for 3 days.
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