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Today, Olympic champion Hidayat Heydarov, competing in the 73 kg weight category at the "Grand Slam" tournament held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, started the 1/16 final match with a victory.
Idman.Biz reports that Hidayat won the first match against our compatriot Adil Osmanov, who represents Moldova.
In the next stage - 1/8 finals - he will face Tajik athlete Muhiddin Asadulloyev.
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Today, two Azerbaijani judokas will join the competition at the "Grand Slam" tournament held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Idman.Biz reports that on the second day of the competition, Olympic, world and European champion Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) will step on the tatami.
He will face the winner of the Adil Osmanov (Moldova) - Giovanni Esposito (Italy) pair in the 1/16 finals.
Rashid Mammadaliyev, our other representative competing in the same weight, will clarify his relations with Steven Boldbaatar from the USA.
The final block of the tournament starts from 17:00 Baku time.
Note that our representatives finished the first day of the competition without medals.
