Report.az
The goals of the Azerbaijani judokas, who won seven medals at the "Grand Slam" tournament held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, are very big.
Omar Rajabli (81 kg), a national member who won the gold medal in the competition, gave an interview to "Report" about this.
The 22-year-old athlete said that they want to perform successfully in the upcoming competitions:
"Our goals are very big. The world championship will be held in Baku. We will try to achieve even better results than this".
O. Rajabli said that the "Grand Slam" tournament in Tashkent is considered one of the most difficult competitions of the year:
"Japan, Georgia, Asian and European countries participated in the tournament. Despite this, I was able to win a gold medal. The competition was also high in the weight I competed in. I thank the Azerbaijan Judo Federation and my family. They are always with me. They give me motivation".
Let us remind that together with Omar Rajabli, Ahmad Yusifov (60 kg), Murad Fatiyev (90 kg) and Kanan Nasibov (+100 kg) won gold medals in the "Grand Slam". Balabay Agayev (60 kg) won silver, and Zelim Kotsoyev (100 kg) and Jamal Gamzatkhanov (+100 kg) won bronze medals. Azerbaijani judokas, who won a total of 7 medals, including 4 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze, took second place in the team standings and first place in the men's competition.
