Azerbaijani judokas learn their opponents for the Dushanbe Grand Slam

On May 1, the official draw ceremony was held for the Dushanbe Grand Slam, set to take place in the capital of Tajikistan. As a result, the first-round opponents for the Azerbaijani judokas have been determined.

Azerbaijan will be represented by eight judokas across six weight categories at the tournament.

The competition will begin tomorrow at 12:30 Baku time. Preliminary rounds can be watched live on judotv.com, while the final block will be broadcast from 18:00 on Idman TV.

Men

-60 kg
Round of 16
Balabay Aghayev – Winner of Muhammad Fathur Rohman (Indonesia) vs. Acity Dombuu (IJF)

-66 kg
Round of 16
Yashar Najafov – Ehson Safarzoda (Tajikistan)

-73 kg
Round of 16
Vusal Qalandarzade – Winner of Yunlong Gou (China) vs. Anqsarbek Gainullin (Kazakhstan)

-81 kg
Round of 16
Suleyman Shukyurov – Batsuugar Gansukh (Mongolia)

-90 kg
Round of 16
Vuqar Talibov – Nikoloz Davladze (Georgia)
Eljan Hajiyev – Muzamir Karimzoda (Tajikistan)

+100 kg
Round of 16
Jamal Gamzatkhanov – Artyom Zolotukhin (IJF)
Kenan Nasibov – Rahmatullo Mirzoyev (Tajikistan)