Azerbaijan End Prague European Cup with Nine Medals

The Junior European Judo Cup held in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, concluded successfully for the Azerbaijan national team.

On the second day of competition, Azerbaijan added eight medals to its tally. Mehdi Abbasov (-81 kg) and Ramazan Ahmadov (+100 kg) defeated all their opponents to claim gold medals. Jasur Ibadli (-81 kg), Janpolad Aliyev (-100 kg) and Nargiz Ahmadova (-48 kg) finished with silver medals. Suleyman Shukurov (-90 kg), Davud Namazli (-100 kg) and Khadija Gadashova (-57 kg) secured bronze medals.

It should be recalled that on the opening day, Abil Yusubov (-73 kg) won a silver medal.

In total, Azerbaijan completed the Prague Junior European Cup with 9 medals — 2 gold, 4 silver and 3 bronze. The team finished third in the overall standings among 33 countries and topped the boys’ team standings.