A Four-Medal Start to the Islamic Solidarity Games
The judo events of the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games have kicked off in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. On the opening day, our athletes claimed 1 gold, 1 silver, and 2 bronze medals.
Competing in the -73 kg category, Hidayat Heydarov defeated Uzbekistan’s Shakhram Ahadov in the final to become the Islamic Solidarity Games champion for the second time in his career. He also stood atop the podium at the 2017 edition held in Baku.
Our other judoka on the tatami today, Konul Aliyeva (-48 kg), settled for silver after losing the final to Türkiye’s Tuğçe Beder.
Aydan Valiyeva (-52 kg) and Ruslan Pashayev (-66 kg) earned bronze medals.
It should be noted that Azerbaijan is represented by 12 judoka at the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games.
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