"When we reached the final, we promised each other that we would win three gold medals in one day."
Idman.biz reports that this was said by Azerbaijani judoka Rasul Alizadeh (55 kg), the winner of the European Judo Championship among cadets held in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia.
On the first day of the competition, the Azerbaijani team won three gold, one silver, and two bronze medals. Anar Guliyev (50 kg), Rasul Alizadeh (55 kg), and Zeyd Alasgarov (60 kg) became champions.
Alizadeh shared his impressions on this: "Anar Guliyev kept his word and became a champion. I told him that I would also win, and I managed to do it. After me, Zeyd Alasgarov also competed in the final, and he also won. This motivated all of us."
Alizadeh also spoke about his performance: "It was not easy at all. All my fights were difficult, but my first fight against Artur Sargsyan (IJF) was the most difficult. I managed to win, and after that, I prepared for the next fights with more motivation."
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