Azerbaijani judoka Eljan Hajiyev (90 kg) has risen to second place in the world ranking. Sport24.az reports that Hajiyev, the bronze medalist of the world championship and recently a silver medalist at the Universiade, is second only to Japanese Sanshiro Murao in the ranking.
Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) has lost the top spot in the ranking. The Olympic champion is currently in a-th place.l
Zelim Kotsoiev (100 kg), another winner of the last Olympics, is in 3rd place in the latest ranking. Zelim Tckaev (81 kg) is second.
Balabay Agayev (60 kg) is ninth, while Ruslan Pashayev (66 kg) is in the top 16. Ushangi Kokauri (+100 kg) is in tenth place.