Azerbaijan Tops Medal Standings at European U23 Judo Championships with Three Golds

Azerbaijani judoka Ajdar Baghirov and Kenan Nasibov have won gold medals at the European U23 Judo Championships in Naples, Italy.

Competing in the -100 kg weight category, Ajdar Baghirov claimed the European title after defeating Germany's Jannis Baschin in the final. On his way to the gold medal contest, he overcame Ivan Kutenkov (Ukraine), Borna Butijer (Croatia) and Ronald Proll (Austria).

Kenan Nasibov also remained undefeated in the +100 kg category. He successfully defended his title by defeating Serbia's Vidak Maljevic in the final, becoming European U23 champion for the second consecutive year. Nasibov secured his place in the final with victories over Luka Ivankovic (Croatia), Jan Rigo (France) and Morteza Souhani (Germany).

Azerbaijan thus concluded the individual competitions with three gold medals, finishing first in the overall medal standings. Earlier, Islam Rahimov (-66 kg) had also claimed his second consecutive European U23 title.