Azerbaijan to compete with 38 judokas at the Junior European Cup in Istanbul

The Junior European Cup will be held on May 3–4 in Istanbul, Türkiye, under the auspices of the European Judo Union (EJU). Azerbaijan will be represented by 38 judokas (28 boys and 10 girls) across multiple weight categories.

The coaching staff includes Elchin Ismayilov (senior coach of the men’s team), Rustam Alimli (head coach of the junior men’s team), Elxan Rajabli (coach), Amina Abdellatif (head coach of the women’s team), and Sascha Herkenrath-Vimar (senior coach).

A total of 529 athletes (355 boys and 174 girls) from 30 countries will take part in the two-day tournament.

Azerbaijan’s lineup:

Boys

-60 kg
Nihad Mamisov
Farid Garayev
Mirkhalig Iskandarov
Ayhan Mirzazade
Mahammad Mamisov

-66 kg
Mahammad Musayev
Nizami Imranov
Nijat Suleymanli
Sadiq Iskandarli
Nijat Naghiyev
Umud Gurbanov

-73 kg
Mehdi Jafarov
Abil Yusubov
Fagan Mammadli
Nihad Yahyayev
Said Rzayev
Tariyel Shikhaliev

-81 kg
Jasur Ibadli
Nahid Tarquliyev
Roman Garayev
Mehdi Abbasov

-90 kg
Canpolad Aliyev
Aslan Kotsoyev
Khayyam Aliyev

-100 kg
Vidad Aliyev
Huseyn Eyvazli

+100 kg
Ramazan Ahmadov
Rauf Yadigarli

Girls

-48 kg
Farida Mirzayeva

-52 kg
Khadija Gadeshova
Chinara Sadigova

-57 kg
Fidan Gasimova
Gulnara Bayramova
Aytan Verdiyeva

-63 kg
Nilgun Rzayeva
Leyla Atayeva

-70 kg
Parvana Abdullayeva

+78 kg
Nigar Suleymanova