The draw ceremony for the Judo Grand Prix tournament in Linz, Austria, took place on March 5.
Idman.Biz reports that, according to the results of the draw, the first opponents of our athletes have been determined.
Azerbaijan will be represented by 7 judokas in 4 weight categories in the competition, which is part of the World Judo Tour. 479 athletes from 59 countries will compete in the tournament.
The qualifying round of the Tashkent Grand Slam, which will start tomorrow, will begin at 13:00, and the final block will begin at 20:00. The competition will end on March 8.
Men
-60 kg, 1/8 final
Murad Muradli – Maksim Taran (Germany)
-66 kg, 1/16 final
Ruslan Pashayev – Winner of the pair Eran Fiks (Israel) / Yusuf Nurkovic (Montenegro)
Islam Rahimov – Winner of the pair Andreas Prokop (Austria) / Alessio De Luca (Italy)
-81 kg, 1/32 final
Vusal Galandarzade – Takahiro Yamashina (Japan)
-81 kg, 1/16 final
Omar Rajabli – Winner of the pair Yohan Silot (USA) / Benedek Tot (Hungary)
+100 kg, 1/16 final
Jamal Gamzatkhanov – Wesley Greenidge (Great Britain)
Ushangi Kokauri – Jakub Sordyl (Poland)