The draw ceremony for the "Grand Slam" tournament to be held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, has taken place.
"Report" informs that, according to the results of the draw, the first opponents of Azerbaijani athletes have been determined.
Azerbaijan will be represented by 18 judokas (12 men, 6 women) in 12 weight categories in the competition included in the World Judo Tour.
Men
60 kg
Ahmad Yusifov – Samariddin Kuchkarov (Uzbekistan)
Balabay Aghayev – Bakhrom Boturov (Uzbekistan)
66 kg
Nizami Imranov – Minhao Zhang (China)
Turan Bayramov – Matan Kokolayev (Israel)
73 kg
Kamran Suleymanov – Shusuke Uchimura (Japan)
Hidayat Heydarov – Arun Kumar (India)
81 kg
Omar Rajabli – Adrian Sulka (Romania)
90 kg
Murad Fatiyev – Vlad Visan (Romania)
100 kg
Ajdar Baghirov – Ernazar Sarsenbayev (Uzbekistan)
Zelim Kotsoiev – the winner of the pair Tornike Poladishvili (Georgia) / Bakhtovar Bobokhonov (Tajikistan)
+100 kg
Jamal Gamzatkhanov – Ritik Kumar (India)
Kanan Nasibov – the winner of the pair Gela Zaalishvili (Georgia) / Islombek Ravshankulov (Uzbekistan).
Women
48 kg
Konul Aliyeva – Sevinch Murodova (Uzbekistan)
Shafag Hamidova – Wenna Zhuang (China)
52 kg
Leyla Aliyeva – Liliya Nugayeva (Russia)
63 kg
Fidan Alizadeh – Sevinch Isokova (Uzbekistan)
70 kg
Sudaba Aghayeva – Kamila Badurova (Russia)
+78 kg
Madina Kaisinova – Umida Nigmatova (Uzbekistan)
It should be noted that a total of 370 athletes from 39 countries will compete in the tournament.