Today, Olympic champion Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) will compete at the Grand Prix tournament in Lima, the capital of Peru.
Idman.biz reports that our judoka will start the fight from the second round.
His opponent will be determined based on the results of the first fights.
After an unsuccessful performance at the World Championship in Budapest, this competition will be the second of the season for Heydarov, and in general, an important start in terms of proving himself again. The athlete aims to restore his confidence in the international arena.
Other Azerbaijani athletes who will compete today are Rashid Mammadli (73 kg), as well as Omar Rajabli and Vusal Galandaradze (both 81 kg).
Mammadli and Rajabli will join the fight from the second round, while Galandaradze will face Chilean Jorge Perez in the first match.
Currently, the Azerbaijani national team has won a total of four medals at the tournament, including one silver and three bronze. The winners of the competition will receive 700 rating points, and the runners-up will receive 490.