And he did that! Hidayat Heydarov crowned Olympic champion!

Hidayat Heydarov (73kg), who became European champion for the fourth time in his career in Zagreb in April this year and world champion for the first time in Abu Dhabi in May this year, fought to the end to win at the Summer Olympic Games being held in Paris, the capital of France.

Thus, 16 years after Elnur Mammadli’s championship in Beijing 2008, Azerbaijan won another Olympic gold medal in judo. Thanks to this achievement, Hidayat went down in the history of Azerbaijan as the first athlete to win three major tournaments in one year and became the first Azerbaijani to win all three titles in his judo career.

Hidayat Heydarov, who has shown very high results in the competitions he has participated in since September 2023, went to Paris as the leader of the world ranking.

Our judoka fought with great persistence throughout the competition. He left no chances for his opponents. As stated in an article prepared by the International Judo Federation about Hidayat’s performance, he is strong enough, has sufficient technique and can find the resources to achieve his desire even when he suffers, as he did the other day.

President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva also congratulated Hidayat Heydarov on this victory.

We congratulate Hidayat Heydarov and all our people on this victory!