The draw ceremony for the European Judo Championships among adults was held in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia.
Idman.Biz reports that according to the results of the draw, the first opponents of our athletes have been determined.
Men
60 kg, 1/8 final
Balabey Agayev - with the winner of the pair Gal Blazic (Slovenia) / Andrea Carlino (Italy)
Ahmad Yusifov - with the winner of the pair Charlie Eyre (Great Britain) / Marton Andrasi (Hungary)
66 kg, 1/16 final
Turan Bayramov - Nikolas Kuntse (Germany)
73 kg, 1/16 final
Hidayat Heydarov - Konstantinos Tsaparas (Greece)
81 kg, 1/16 final
Zelim Tckayev - with the winner of the pair Nase Herkovic (Slovenia) / Vladislav Kolobov (Ukraine)
Omar Rajabli - with the winner of the pair Yahya Nurkovic (Montenegro) / Abdul-Kerim Tasuyev (Russia)
90 kg, 1/16 final
Murad Fatiyev - Aleks Ceret (Romania)
100 kg, 1/16 final
Zelim Kotsoyev - Nikola Pavlovski (North Macedonia)
+100 kg, 1/8 final
Kenan Nasibov - with the winner of the pair Mateo Akiana Mongo (France) / Erik Abramov (Germany)
Women
48 kg, 1/16 final
Konul Aliyeva - Amber Gersjes (Netherlands)
Shafag Hamidova - Erza Muminovic (Kosovo)
52 kg, 1/16 final
Leyla Aliyeva - Nikolina Nisavic (Serbia)
Gultaj Mammadaliyeva - Karla Tavares Fernandes (Luxembourg)
70 kg, 1/32 final
Sudaba Agayeva - Maya Goshen (Israel)
+78 kg, 1/16 final
Madina Kaisinova - Elis Startseva (Russia)
Azerbaijan will be represented at the continental championship with 15 judokas - 9 men and 6 women - in 11 weight categories. 400 athletes from 46 countries will participate in the prestigious tournament.
The qualifying stage of the European Championship, which will be held on April 16–19, will start every day at 10:00, and the final block will start at 16:00.