Today, at the Grand Slam tournament held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, Olympic champion Hidayat Heydarov, competing in the 73 kg weight category, lost to Tajik athlete Muhiddin Asadulloyev in the 1/8 final.
Thus, Hidayat finished his performance in the competition.

12:04
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 with a victory.
Idman.Biz reports that Hidayat Heydarov prevailed over Adil Osmanov, an Azerbaijani representing Moldova, in the first match.
In the next stage - 1/8 final - he will face Tajik athlete Muhiddin Asadulloyev.
10:30
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 final.
Rashid Mammadaliyev, our other representative competing in the same weight category, will clarify his relationship with American Steven Boldbaatar.
The final block of the tournament starts at 17:00 Baku time.
It should be noted that our representatives finished the first day of the competition without medals.
