First-round opponents for our U23 judoka confirmed

Moldova’s capital Chișinău hosted the draw for the U23 European Judo Championships, where the first opponents for our judoka were determined.

Azerbaijan will be represented by 9 judoka across 6 weight categories. The tournament features 308 athletes (172 men, 136 women) from 37 countries.

You can watch the preliminary rounds tomorrow from 11:30 (Baku time) and the final block from 18:00 live on JudoTV.com.

Men

-60 kg, Round of 32

Murad Muradli — Maxim Taran (Germany)

Huseyn Allahyarov — Jozef Tománek (Slovakia)

-66 kg, Round of 32

Islam Rahimov — Roman Dekan (Slovakia)

-81 kg, Round of 32

Vusal Qalandarzade — Vasilije Grujičić (Serbia)

-81 kg, Round of 16

Omar Rajabli — Winner of Ronald Plostnieks (Latvia) / Ciprian Gribinet (Moldova)

-90 kg, Round of 32

Aslan Kotsoyev — Rayane Ascofare (France)

-90 kg, Round of 16

Vugar Talibov — Winner of Aidas Pileckas (Lithuania) / Marcos Martínez Coín (Spain)

-100 kg, Round of 16

Ajdar Baghirov — Fares Mekhoukh (France)

+100 kg, Round of 16

Kenan Nasibov — Tomáš Raška (Czech Republic)