Azerbaijani judoka Zelim Tckayev (81 kg) won the silver medal of this tournament for the second time in his career at the "Grand Slam" tournament held in Paris.
Idman.Biz reports that our judoka lost to Yuhei Ono (Japan) in the final.
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Azerbaijani judoka Zelim Tckayev reached the final at the "Grand Slam" tournament held in Paris.
Idman.Biz reports that Tckayev defeated Kazakhstan representative Abulaykhan Jubanazar in the semi-final match.
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Azerbaijani judoka Zelim Tckayev advanced to the semi-finals at the "Grand Slam" series tournament held in Paris.
Idman.Biz reports that our representative defeated Tajik athlete Abubakr Sherov in the 1/4 final match.
In the previous stages of the competition, Tckayev won a confident victory over Jiangnan Wang from China, and then defeated British representative Lachlan Moorhead.
In the semi-finals, the opponent of the Azerbaijani judoka will be Kazakhstan athlete Abulaykhan Jubanazar.
It should be noted that our representatives Ushangi Kokauri, Kenan Nasibov and Ajdar Bagirov (100 kg), who performed in the +100 kg weight category, stopped the fight in the 1/8 finals after losing. Also, Vusal Galandarazade, who competed in the 81 kg weight category, could not advance to the next stage.
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Azerbaijani national judokas will continue the fight on the last day of the "Grand Slam" tournament held in the capital of France.
Idman.Biz reports that five members of our team will enter the tatami in the 1/16 final stage in three weight categories on the decisive competition day.
At 81 kg, Zelim Tckayev will face the winner of the duel between Chinese representative Wang Jian-nan and Lova Mahaisoa Randrianasolo from Madagascar. In the same weight, Vusal Galandarazade will face the winner of the pair of French judoka Sacha Jigli and Ukrainian Mykhailo Svidrak.
At 100 kg, Ajdar Bagirov will clarify relations with Denis Cedric Nguassa Bekai, who represents the Central African Republic.
Two of our representatives will compete in the heavyweight category. Ushangi Kokauri will face German athlete Marvin Belz, and Kenan Nasibov will face Austrian judoka Stefan Hegi.