Azerbaijan Claims Two Medals on Day Four of World Judo Championships
Azerbaijan secured two medals on the fourth day of the World Judo Championships in Baku, with Zelim Tckaev claiming silver and Omar Rajabli earning bronze in the men's -81 kg category.
Tckaev advanced to the final after defeating Victor Sterpu (Moldova), Nugzari Tatalashvili (UAE), Matthias Casse (Belgium) and Abilaikhan Zhubanazar (Kazakhstan) in the semi-finals. He then faced Georgia's Tato Grigalashvili in the gold medal contest, finishing as the World Championships silver medallist.
Omar Rajabli began his campaign with victories over Sibghatullah Arab (Individual Refugee Team) and Murodjon Yuldoshev (Uzbekistan) before losing to Serbia's Mihajlo Simin in the quarter-finals.
In the repechage, Rajabli defeated Slovenia's Nace Herkovic to advance to the bronze medal contest, where he overcame Kazakhstan's Abilaikhan Zhubanazar to secure a place on the podium.
Azerbaijan's third representative in the -81 kg category, Vusal Galandarzade, defeated Hristo Valkov (Bulgaria) and Saad Dikaev (Estonia) in his opening two contests. His campaign ended in the Round of 16 following a defeat to Abilaikhan Zhubanazar.
In the women's -63 kg category, Hanna Zaitseva lost her opening contest to Hungary's Anna Kriza.
Following the fourth day of competition, Azerbaijan's medal tally at Baku 2026 reached four. Ahmad Yusifov (-60 kg) claimed gold, Zelim Tckaev (-81 kg) secured silver, while Rashid Mammadaliyev (-73 kg) and Omar Rajabli (-81 kg) earned bronze medals.
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