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Coshgun Aliyev wrote a new history by winning a silver medal at the "Tokyo-2025" Summer Deaflympics held in Japan.
Idman.Biz reports that Azerbaijan has experienced the joy of winning a medal for the first time at the "XXV Summer Deaflympics" held in Japan.
Coshgun Aliyev, who competed in judo in the -60 kg weight category, showed consistently high results on the first day of the competition. He won against South Korean athlete Choi Junho in the 1/8 finals, Croatian Tonzetic Josip in the 1/4 finals, and Dutch representative Westerhof Albert Gerhardua Hendrik in the semi-finals, advancing to the finals.
Despite losing to his Brazilian opponent Dantas Pedro in the decisive match, our judoka made history as the first athlete in Azerbaijani history to win a silver medal at the Summer Deaflympics.
At the award ceremony, the medal was presented to Coshgun Aliyev by Yutaka Osugi, Vice President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf.
With this result, Coshgun Aliyev became the first athlete to bring the country's first medal at the "Tokyo-2025" Deaflympics.
