Cadet European Championships Draw Held in Las Palmas

On 28 June, the draw ceremony for the Cadet European Judo Championships was held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. Following the draw, the opening opponents of the Azerbaijani judoka were determined.

Azerbaijan will be represented by 17 judoka (10 boys and 7 girls) competing in 12 weight categories in the individual events. The national team will also compete in the mixed team event on the final day of the championships.

During the championships, which will take place from 29 June to 2 July, the opening day's preliminary rounds will begin at 12:30, while the final block will start at 19:30. All contests will be streamed live on JudoTV.

Men

-50 kg, Round of 16
Nihad Aghayev – winner of Levente Nagy (Hungary) vs Aaron Joshua Keller (Germany)
Farid Rzazade – winner of Armen Matevosyan (Armenia) vs Dimitrios Goulos (Greece)

-55 kg, Round of 32
Rza Khalilli – Nikita Gutu (Romania)

-55 kg, Round of 16
Ibrahim Talibov – winner of Noham Benkrouidem (France) vs Aleksandar Vushev (Bulgaria)

-60 kg, Round of 32
Mehman Asgarov – winner of Narek Nahapetyan (Armenia) vs Adam Kostoev (Sweden)

-66 kg, Round of 32
Ilkin Garayev – Samuil Dimitrov (Bulgaria)

-73 kg, Round of 16
Sadiq Mammadov – winner of Matas Marksaitis (Lithuania) vs Noam Steiner (Israel)

-81 kg, Round of 32
Yagub Mammadov – Jan Marković (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Aykhan Hasanli – Akos Nagy (Romania)

-90 kg, Round of 16
Omar Akhundov – winner of Grigorios Mirazanashvili (Cyprus) vs Kaur Leetsar (Estonia)

Women

-40 kg, Round of 16
Zahra Guliyeva – Avigail Gat Mualem (Israel)
Sunay Salamova – Candela Costa Cabana (Spain)

-44 kg, Round of 32
Parvin Sevkhanli – Jelena Tanačkov (Serbia)
Fatima Abdullayeva – Silvia Kiláčková (Slovakia)

-48 kg, Round of 16
Konul Eyvazli – winner of Jasmina Mantayeva (Austria) vs Mia Marie Beermann (Germany)

-70 kg, Round of 32
Masuma Mammadli – Norah Gosset (France)

+70 kg, Round of 16
Zemfira Aliyeva – Ballalo Coulibaly Touré (Spain)

Mixed Team Event

Round of 16
Azerbaijan – Czechia