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"Azerbaijan is considered one of the best judo countries because it has produced Olympic and world champions."
Idman.biz reports that this was stated by European champion, world championship silver medalist, Serbian Aleksandar Kukoly in an interview with "Report."
The expert, who conducts seminars for young athletes as part of the European Judo Hopes Tournament held in Azerbaijan, highly appreciated the development of judo in the country: "Azerbaijan is already considered one of the best judo countries because it has produced Olympic and world champions. As far as I know, Elnur Mammadli won the first gold medal for Azerbaijan at the Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. Last year, they won two gold medals at the Olympics in Paris. This in itself speaks volumes."
He emphasized that he won his first silver medal in the "Grand Slam" competitions in Azerbaijan: "I won my first "Grand Slam" medal 10 years ago in Azerbaijan. It was a silver medal. I have many friends in Azerbaijan. A month ago, I conducted a master class in Belgrade. Azerbaijani judokas Hidayat Heydarov and Zelim Kotsoyev also participated in that seminar as coaches."
It should be noted that the international tournament organized by the European Judo Union at the Absheron Olympic Sports Complex will end on July 27.
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