Azerbaijani judoka Zelim Kotsoyev (100 kg) continues his successful performance at the European Championship held in Tbilisi.
İdman.Biz reports that our representative defeated Ukrainian Yaroslav Davydchuk in the 1/8 final stage and qualified for the 1/4 final.
Kanan Nasibov (+100 kg) and Madina Kaisinova (+78 kg), other athletes who competed today, stopped the fight early.
11:09
Azerbaijani judoka Kanan Nasibov (+100 kg) has completed his performance at the European Championship in Tbilisi.
İdman.Biz reports that our representative faced German judoka Erik Abramov in the 1/8 final stage and lost this match, stopping the fight.
Madina Kaisinova (+78 kg), another athlete who competed today, also said goodbye to the tournament early.
10:28
Azerbaijani judoka Zelim Kotsoyev (100 kg) started the European Championship in Tbilisi with a victory.
İdman.Biz reports that the athlete faced Nikola Pavlovski, a representative of North Macedonia, in the 1/16 final and defeated his opponent, advancing to the next stage.
Two more members of the Azerbaijani national team will compete today. Kanan Nasibov (+100 kg) and Madina Kaisinova (+78 kg) will join the fight in their weight categories.
It should be noted that the European Championship will end today. Earlier, Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) won a silver medal, and Ahmad Yusifov (60 kg), Turan Bayramov (66 kg) and Zelim Tchkayev (81 kg) won bronze medals.
10:28
The European Judo Championship held in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, ends today.
İdman.Biz reports that three more members of the Azerbaijani national team will start the competition on the last day of the competition. Zelim Kotsoyev (100 kg), Kanan Nasibov (+100 kg) and Madina Kaisinova (+78 kg) will compete.
In the 100 kg weight category, Kotsoyev will face Nikola Pavlovski, a representative of North Macedonia, in the 1/16 final. In +100 kg, Nasibov will join the fight from the 1/8 final and will face the winner of the duel between Mateo Akiana Mongo, a representative of France, and Erik Abramov from Germany. In +78 kg, Kaisinova will test her strength against Russian Elis Startseva in the 1/16 final.
It should be noted that the Azerbaijani national team already has 4 medals. Hidayat Heydarov (73 kg) won silver, Ahmad Yusifov (60 kg), Turan Bayramov (66 kg) and Zelim Tchkayev (81 kg) won bronze awards.