Opponents of Azerbaijani Judokas Confirmed for the World Championships

Draw Ceremony Held for World Judo Championships in Budapest

On June 12, the draw ceremony for the World Judo Championships among seniors was held in Budapest, the capital of Hungary. As a result of the draw, the first opponents of our judokas have been determined.

It should be noted that Azerbaijan will be represented in this prestigious tournament by 13 judokas (9 men and 4 women) across 10 weight categories in individual competitions. Our national team will also compete in the mixed team event.

The competition will start tomorrow at 13:30 Baku time. You can watch the preliminary rounds of the World Championships live on judotv.com, and the final block from 20:00 on Idman TV.

Men

–60 kg

Round of 32

Ahmad Yusifov vs Ryuju Nagayama (Japan)

–66 kg

Round of 64

Ruslan Pashayev vs Ronald Lima (Brazil)

–73 kg

Round of 32

Hidayat Heydarov vs Otari Kvantidze (Portugal)

Rashid Mammadaliyev vs Winner of Kazbek Naguchev (UAE) / Giovanni Esposito (Italy)

–81 kg

Round of 32

Zelim Tckaev vs Winner of Pawel Jimal (Poland) / Qiangnan Wang (China)

–90 kg

Round of 64

Vugar Talibov vs Luka Maisuradze (Georgia)

Round of 32

Eljan Hajiyev vs Winner of Nurbek Murtozoyev (Uzbekistan) / Remi Foye (Mauritius)

–100 kg

Round of 32

Zelim Kotsoyev vs Winner of Jared Koss (USA) / Gennaro Pirelli (Italy)

+100 kg

Round of 64

Ushangi Kokauri vs Igor Vracar (Serbia)

Women

–48 kg

Round of 64

Leyla Aliyeva vs Kurbanay Kurbanova (Turkmenistan)

Konul Aliyeva vs Maria Celia Laborde (USA)

–52 kg

Round of 64

Gultaj Mammadaliyeva vs Sofia Asvesta (Cyprus)

–57 kg

Round of 32

Fidan Alizada vs Marica Perisic (Serbia)

Mixed Team Event

Round of 16

Azerbaijan vs Germany