Azerbaijan to Face Austria in World Judo Championships Mixed Team Event

The World Judo Championships in Baku will conclude on 11 October with the mixed team competition.

A total of 192 judoka from 18 countries will compete on the eighth and final day of the Championships at the National Gymnastics Arena. The mixed team event will feature six weight categories: -73 kg, -90 kg and +90 kg for men, and -57 kg, -70 kg and +70 kg for women.

Azerbaijan will begin its campaign in the Round of 32 against Austria. Should the national team advance, it will face Japan in the Round of 16.

The Azerbaijani women's squad includes Gultaj Mammadaliyeva and Khadija Gadashova (both -57 kg), Sudaba Aghayeva and Hanna Zaitseva (both -70 kg), and Madina Kaisinova (+70 kg).

The men's squad consists of Rashid Mammadaliyev and Ruslan Pashayev (both -73 kg), Zelim Tckaev and Suleyman Shukurov (both -90 kg), and Zelim Kotsoiev and Ushangi Kokauri (both +90 kg).

The preliminary rounds will begin at 09:30, followed by the final block at 18:00.

The contests will be broadcast live on CBC Sport and JudoTV. Tickets for the World Championships are available through [iTicket.az](https://iticket.az?utm_source=chatgpt.com).

Azerbaijan concluded the individual competitions with a record seven medals. Ahmad Yusifov (-60 kg) claimed gold, Zelim Tckaev (-81 kg) and Ushangi Kokauri (+100 kg) secured silver, while Rashid Mammadaliyev (-73 kg), Omar Rajabli (-81 kg), Murad Fatiyev (-90 kg) and Kenan Nasibov (+100 kg) earned bronze medals.