Nine Medals for Azerbaijan at Gori European Cup

The Senior European Judo Cup held in Gori, Georgia, has come to an end. On the final day of competition, four more Azerbaijani judoka stepped onto the podium.

Ajdar Baghirov defeated all his opponents in the -100 kg category to claim the gold medal. In the same weight division, Elmar Gasimov secured bronze. Khayyam Aliyev (-90 kg) and Diana Tchkayeva (-48 kg) also finished the tournament with bronze medals.

It should be recalled that on the opening day, Islam Rahimov (-66 kg) won gold, Elshan Asadov (-66 kg) claimed silver, while Babarahim Mirzayev (-60 kg), Nizami Imranov (-66 kg) and Rufat Shovlatov (-73 kg) earned bronze medals.

In total, Azerbaijan finished the tournament with 2 gold, 1 silver and 6 bronze medals, placing third in the overall team standings and second in the men’s competition.