Azerbaijan Finish Third at Graz Junior European Cup

The Junior European Judo Cup held in Graz, Austria, has come to an end. On the final day of competition, the Azerbaijan national team added four more medals to its tally.

Competing in the -90 kg category, Suleyman Shukurov defeated all his opponents to claim the gold medal. On his way to the final, he overcame representatives of Romania, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Hungary and Germany. In the gold medal contest, Suleyman defeated Brazil’s Joao Pedro Canelio by yuko to secure the title.

Roman Garayev (-81 kg), Aslan Kotsoyev (-90 kg) and Ramazan Ahmadov (+100 kg) finished the tournament with bronze medals.

It should be noted that on the opening day, Muhammad Musayev (-66 kg) won a gold medal.

As a result, Azerbaijan completed the European Cup with 2 gold and 3 bronze medals, finishing second in the boys’ competition and third in the overall medal standings among 34 countries.