The European Judo Championship is being held in Podgorica, the capital of Montenegro.
GOL.az reports that two more Azerbaijani judokas started the competition today.
Rashid Mammadaliyev (73 kg), who advanced to the semi-finals, faced Danil Lavrentev (IJF) at this stage. R. Mammadaliyev, who lost to his opponent by ippon, will test his strength for a bronze medal.
Fidan Alizade (57 kilograms), who joined the fight today, said goodbye to the tournament, losing in the 1/8 finals.
It should be noted that five of our athletes competed in the tournament yesterday. Only Ahmad Yusifov (60 kg) managed to win a bronze medal.
In addition, the Azerbaijani national team is competing in the European Championship with both individual athletes and teams. Our country is represented by 15 judokas in 12 weight categories, including 9 men and 6 women in total. The team will also compete in the mixed team competition.
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