Azerbaijani athlete Murad Fatiyev, competing in the -90 kg weight category at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament, won his first match. Our judoka defeated Belarusian Alyaksandr Sidorik with a yuko score.
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Idman.Biz reports that Jamal Gamzatkhanov, competing in the +100 kg weight category, started the competition with a victory over Bahraini athlete Azamat Chotchayev. Jamal's opponent in the 1/4 finals will be Tamerlan Bashaev (Russia).
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Azerbaijani athletes have started their matches at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam judo tournament, which is being held in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
Idman.Biz reports that Ushangi Kokauri, competing in the +100 kg weight category, defeated his Croatian opponent Mikita Svirid with a waza-ari score in the first match and qualified for the 1/4 finals.
Our representative will face Irakli Demetrashvili (Georgia) in this stage.
It should be noted that today in the 1/16 finals, our athletes Murad Fatiyev and Aslan Kotsoyev in the -90 kg weight category will face Alyaksandr Sidorik and Yermaxan Anuarbekov, respectively.